# Pichra Village, Barsoi, Katihar (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Barsoi, Katihar 

# Pichra

Pichra is a village in Barsoi sub-district of Katihar district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **638 people in 146 households**, the 161st largest of 218 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 46.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 43.7%.

- 638people (2011)
- 146households
- 46.8%literacy
- 957females per 1,000 males

## Pichra PIN code and other codes

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

- Gram panchayatBaltar
- Community development blockBarsoi
- Census village code224884

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

## How far is Pichra from nearby towns?

- Barsoi (sub-district HQ)4 km by road
- Katihar (district HQ)57 km by road
- Katihar (nearest town)57 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 Pichra?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Pichra; 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
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary school5–10 km · Bhag Barsoi
- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Barsoi
- ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Barsoi
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Katihar
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river

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 Pichra known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 83% of the 64 hectares of village land is sown, and 48 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 Pichra

Of every 100 households in Pichra in 2011, 0 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 19 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Pichra · ■ Barsoi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**1%

Toilet within the home ****2%**

**13%

No toilet (open defecation) ****98%**

**86%

Tap water ****1%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****6%**

**41%

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

**1%

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

**98%

Use banking services ****4%**

**15%

Television ****1%**

**3%

Mobile phone ****19%**

**27%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**4%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****58%**

**40%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Pichra?

■ Pichra · ■ Barsoi rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****46.8%**

**43.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****957**

**920

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000**

**960

Working population ****24.1%**

**32.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 58.1% for men and 34.8% for women. 46% of men and 2% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 3 (2%) · **■** Other work 2 (1%) · **■** Marginal 149 (97%)

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

- Chetana687 people
- Machhail685 people
- Damdolia652 people
- Sanjhia652 people
- Karimganj619 people
- Lalpur618 people
- Kharua588 people
- Madhaipur Gachh577 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Pichra from Katihar?57 km by road
- What is the population of Pichra?638 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Pichra in?Katihar district (Barsoi sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Pichra?46.8% (Census 2011)