# Kehunia Village, Pranpur, Katihar (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Pranpur, Katihar 

# Kehunia

Kehunia is a village in Pranpur sub-district of Katihar district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **6,197 people in 1,329 households**, the 3rd largest of 76 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 54.0%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 52.7%.

- 6,197people (2011)
- 1,329households
- 54.0%literacy
- 946females per 1,000 males

## Kehunia PIN code and other codes

Kehunia falls in Pranpur sub-district, Katihar district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatKehunia
- Community development blockPranpur
- Census village code225411

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

## How far is Kehunia from nearby towns?

- Pranpur (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Katihar (district HQ)21 km by road
- Katihar (nearest town)21 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 Kehunia?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Kehunia; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn 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
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway stationunder 5 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)5 h summer · 5 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 Kehunia known for?

The main crops are **wheat, paddy and jute**. About 90% of the 696 hectares of village land is sown, and 238 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 Kehunia

Of every 100 households in Kehunia in 2011, 3 had electricity, 9 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 32 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Kehunia · ■ Pranpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****3%**

**3%

Toilet within the home ****9%**

**12%

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

**87%

Tap water ****2%**

**1%

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

**45%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**98%

Use banking services ****25%**

**25%

Television ****6%**

**6%

Mobile phone ****32%**

**34%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**4%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**0%

None of these assets ****45%**

**40%

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 Kehunia?

■ Kehunia · ■ Pranpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****54.0%**

**52.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****946**

**924

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****933**

**959

Working population ****35.5%**

**35.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 62.1% for men and 45.4% for women. 49% of men and 21% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 417 (19%) · **■** Farm labourers 964 (44%) · **■** Household industry 12 (1%) · **■** Other work 117 (5%) · **■** Marginal 691 (31%)

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 Pranpur

- Lalganj Teghra English19,006 people
- Kasht Habar6,715 people
- Sahja5,137 people
- Sirauda5,126 people
- Kebala5,038 people
- Pranpur4,493 people

[All 85 villages in Pranpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/katihar/pranpur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Kehunia from Katihar?21 km by road
- What is the population of Kehunia?6,197 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kehunia in?Katihar district (Pranpur sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Kehunia?54.0% (Census 2011)