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

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Village · Kadwa, Katihar 

# Nikhra

Nikhra is a village in Kadwa sub-district of Katihar district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **802 people in 155 households**, the 130th largest of 234 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 45.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 50.5%.

- 802people (2011)
- 155households
- 45.7%literacy
- 975females per 1,000 males

## Nikhra PIN code and other codes

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

- Gram panchayatChouni
- Community development blockKadwa
- Census village code224547

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

## How far is Nikhra from nearby towns?

- Kadwa (sub-district HQ)14 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 Nikhra?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Katihar
- ○Degree college10+ km · Sisia
- ○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
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 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 Nikhra known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 82% of the 132 hectares of village land is sown, and 21 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 Nikhra

Of every 100 households in Nikhra in 2011, 0 had electricity, 6 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 32 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Nikhra · ■ Kadwa rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**4%

Toilet within the home ****6%**

**16%

No toilet (open defecation) ****91%**

**83%

Tap water ****1%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****36%**

**50%

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

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%**

**96%

Use banking services ****43%**

**24%

Television ****1%**

**6%

Mobile phone ****32%**

**39%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**5%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****49%**

**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 Nikhra?

■ Nikhra · ■ Kadwa rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****45.7%**

**50.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****975**

**922

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****940**

**969

Working population ****28.1%**

**33.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 54.7% for men and 36.6% for women. 52% of men and 4% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 45 (20%) · **■** Farm labourers 102 (45%) · **■** Other work 11 (5%) · **■** Marginal 67 (30%)

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

- Malikpur Arazi833 people
- Bathaura Arazi817 people
- Khotapara812 people
- Rani Kol804 people
- Sadeli790 people
- Pipra784 people
- Raunia771 people
- Pothia748 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Nikhra from Katihar?33 km by road
- What is the population of Nikhra?802 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Nikhra in?Katihar district (Kadwa sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Nikhra?45.7% (Census 2011)