# Kalsara Village, Dandkhora, Katihar (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Dandkhora, Katihar 

# Kalsara

Kalsara is a village in Dandkhora sub-district of Katihar district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **713 people in 155 households**, the 28th largest of 47 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 49.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 60.2%.

- 713people (2011)
- 155households
- 49.6%literacy
- 953females per 1,000 males

## Kalsara PIN code and other codes

Kalsara falls in Dandkhora sub-district, Katihar district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatRaipur
- Community development blockDandkhora
- Census village code225469

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

## How far is Kalsara from nearby towns?

- Dandkhora (sub-district HQ)5 km by road
- Katihar (district HQ)14 km by road
- Katihar (nearest town)14 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 Kalsara?

12 services counted by the Census are inside Kalsara; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●State highwayIn 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

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Katihar
- ○Degree college10+ km · Katihar
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Katihar
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)4 h summer · 3 h winter

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 Kalsara known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 76% of the 264 hectares of village land is sown, and 150 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 Kalsara

Of every 100 households in Kalsara in 2011, 0 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 4 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Kalsara · ■ Dandkhora rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**6%

Toilet within the home ****1%**

**10%

No toilet (open defecation) ****99%**

**90%

Tap water ****1%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****70%**

**60%

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

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**98%

Use banking services ****2%**

**26%

Television ****1%**

**9%

Mobile phone ****4%**

**32%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****60%**

**36%

Own their home ****97%**

**97%

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 Kalsara?

■ Kalsara · ■ Dandkhora rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****49.6%**

**60.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****953**

**927

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****813**

**947

Working population ****47.3%**

**39.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 60.6% for men and 38.7% for women. 49% of men and 46% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 4 (1%) · **■** Farm labourers 6 (2%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 1 (0%) · **■** Marginal 325 (96%)

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 Dandkhora

- Rampura862 people
- Ankhor828 people
- Ram Bhadarpur785 people
- Belrahi743 people
- Lohari688 people
- Sihla688 people
- Majhwa684 people
- Pararia Kalan660 people

[All 50 villages in Dandkhora](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/katihar/dandkhora/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Kalsara from Katihar?14 km by road
- What is the population of Kalsara?713 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kalsara in?Katihar district (Dandkhora sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Kalsara?49.6% (Census 2011)