# Alhanda Village, Kadwa, Katihar (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Kadwa, Katihar 

# Alhanda

Alhanda is a village in Kadwa sub-district of Katihar district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **2,459 people in 472 households**, the 42nd largest of 234 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 36.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 50.5%.

- 2,459people (2011)
- 472households
- 36.6%literacy
- 887females per 1,000 males

## Alhanda PIN code and other codes

Alhanda falls in Kadwa sub-district, Katihar district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatMadhaypur
- Community development blockKadwa
- Census village code224663

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

## How far is Alhanda from nearby towns?

- Kadwa (sub-district HQ)30 km by road
- Katihar (district HQ)45 km by road
- Katihar (nearest town)45 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 Alhanda?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Alhanda; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●National highwayIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Pellagor
- ○Degree college10+ km · Sisia
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Katihar
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps

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 Alhanda known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 70% of the 44 hectares of village land is sown, and 25 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 Alhanda

Of every 100 households in Alhanda in 2011, 0 had electricity, 8 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 30 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Alhanda · ■ Kadwa rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**4%

Toilet within the home ****8%**

**16%

No toilet (open defecation) ****92%**

**83%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****58%**

**50%

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

**2%

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

**96%

Use banking services ****27%**

**24%

Television ****2%**

**6%

Mobile phone ****30%**

**39%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**5%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****25%**

**35%

Own their home ****100%**

**98%

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 Alhanda?

■ Alhanda · ■ Kadwa rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****36.6%**

**50.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****887**

**922

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****865**

**969

Working population ****27.4%**

**33.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 46.1% for men and 26.0% for women. 47% of men and 5% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 286 (42%) · **■** Farm labourers 247 (37%) · **■** Other work 35 (5%) · **■** Marginal 105 (16%)

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 Kadwa

- Dhobighatta2,616 people
- Khusalpur2,613 people
- Bedepur2,540 people
- Kanta2,528 people
- Bidyanandpur2,334 people
- Taiyabpur2,320 people
- Bhogaon2,317 people
- Kamru2,244 people

[All 264 villages in Kadwa](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/katihar/kadwa/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Alhanda from Katihar?45 km by road
- What is the population of Alhanda?2,459 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Alhanda in?Katihar district (Kadwa sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Alhanda?36.6% (Census 2011)