# Kuchpokhar Village, Barsoi, Katihar (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Barsoi, Katihar 

# Kuchpokhar

Kuchpokhar is a village in Barsoi sub-district of Katihar district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **729 people in 149 households**, the 147th largest of 218 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 39.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 43.7%.

- 729people (2011)
- 149households
- 39.1%literacy
- 1,031females per 1,000 males

## Kuchpokhar PIN code and other codes

Kuchpokhar falls in Barsoi sub-district, Katihar district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatBaltar
- Community development blockBarsoi
- Census village code224882

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Kuchpokhar from nearby towns?

- Barsoi (sub-district HQ)5 km by road
- Katihar (district HQ)58 km by road
- Katihar (nearest town)58 km by road

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What facilities are there in Kuchpokhar?

11 services counted by the Census are inside Kuchpokhar; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Commercial bankIn village
- ●Cooperative bankIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary school5–10 km · Kharua
- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Barsoi
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Barsoi
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Katihar
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Kuchpokhar known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 92% of the 71 hectares of village land is sown, and 52 hectares are irrigated.

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Kuchpokhar

Of every 100 households in Kuchpokhar in 2011, 0 had electricity, 29 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 48 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Kuchpokhar · ■ Barsoi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**1%

Toilet within the home ****29%**

**13%

No toilet (open defecation) ****71%**

**86%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****44%**

**41%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**98%

Use banking services ****21%**

**15%

Television ****10%**

**3%

Mobile phone ****48%**

**27%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**4%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**1%

None of these assets ****29%**

**40%

Own their home ****99%**

**99%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Kuchpokhar?

■ Kuchpokhar · ■ Barsoi rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****39.1%**

**43.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1031**

**920

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1203**

**960

Working population ****30.0%**

**32.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 44.1% for men and 34.1% for women. 56% of men and 5% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 1 (0%) · **■** Farm labourers 209 (95%) · **■** Other work 9 (4%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Barsoi

- Tolwa762 people
- Lodhna747 people
- Birjoy742 people
- Nandal735 people
- Dakhi722 people
- Dakaitpuja720 people
- Neamatpur718 people
- Jagannathpur716 people

[All 231 villages in Barsoi](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/katihar/barsoi/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Kuchpokhar from Katihar?58 km by road
- What is the population of Kuchpokhar?729 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kuchpokhar in?Katihar district (Barsoi sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Kuchpokhar?39.1% (Census 2011)