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

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Village · Kadwa, Katihar 

# Ghisra

Ghisra is a village in Kadwa sub-district of Katihar district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **424 people in 80 households**, the 169th largest of 234 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 62.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 50.5%.

- 424people (2011)
- 80households
- 62.0%literacy
- 1,019females per 1,000 males

## Ghisra PIN code and other codes

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

- Gram panchayatBhogaon
- Community development blockKadwa
- Census village code224710

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

## How far is Ghisra from nearby towns?

- Kadwa (sub-district HQ)13 km by road
- Katihar (district HQ)33 km by road
- Katihar (nearest town)33 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 Ghisra?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Ghisra; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Baura
- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Katihar
- ○Degree college10+ km · Sisia
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Katihar
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ 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 Ghisra known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 100% of the 6 hectares of village land is sown, and 6 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 Ghisra

Of every 100 households in Ghisra in 2011, 1 had electricity, 5 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 15 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Ghisra · ■ Kadwa rural average

Electricity for lighting ****1%**

**4%

Toilet within the home ****5%**

**16%

No toilet (open defecation) ****95%**

**83%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****100%**

**50%

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

**2%

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

**96%

Use banking services ****29%**

**24%

Television ****8%**

**6%

Mobile phone ****15%**

**39%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**5%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****24%**

**35%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Ghisra?

■ Ghisra · ■ Kadwa rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****62.0%**

**50.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1019**

**922

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****680**

**969

Working population ****46.5%**

**33.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 68.6% for men and 55.8% for women. 48% of men and 45% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**

**■** Marginal 197 (100%)

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

- Bendhabari432 people
- Gamhar Gachhi432 people
- Baliharpur431 people
- Kamalpur426 people
- Chandhar420 people
- Bhamardah415 people
- Daudpur406 people
- Talho405 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Ghisra from Katihar?33 km by road
- What is the population of Ghisra?424 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Ghisra in?Katihar district (Kadwa sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Ghisra?62.0% (Census 2011)