# Buchcha Village, Chautham, Khagaria (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Chautham, Khagaria 

# Buchcha

Buchcha is a village in Chautham sub-district of Khagaria district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **3,878 people in 728 households**, the 15th largest of 28 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 38.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 56.2%.

- 3,878people (2011)
- 728households
- 38.3%literacy
- 883females per 1,000 males

## Buchcha PIN code and other codes

Buchcha falls in Chautham sub-district, Khagaria district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatBuchcha
- Community development blockChautham
- Census village code238649

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

## How far is Buchcha from nearby towns?

- Chautham (sub-district HQ)20 km by road
- Khagaria (district HQ)34 km by road
- Khagaria (nearest town)34 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 Buchcha?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Buchcha; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Khagaria
- ○Degree college10+ km · Khagaria
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Khagaria
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway stationunder 5 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and canal / river

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 Buchcha known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 89% of the 466 hectares of village land is sown, and 289 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 Buchcha

Of every 100 households in Buchcha in 2011, 0 had electricity, 5 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 37 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Buchcha · ■ Chautham rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**10%

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

**17%

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

**81%

Tap water ****1%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****12%**

**37%

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

**2%

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

**98%

Use banking services ****20%**

**39%

Television ****0%**

**8%

Mobile phone ****37%**

**47%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****56%**

**39%

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 Buchcha?

■ Buchcha · ■ Chautham rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****38.3%**

**56.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****883**

**884

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****946**

**935

Working population ****38.0%**

**37.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 45.0% for men and 30.5% for women. 43% of men and 32% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 394 (27%) · **■** Farm labourers 534 (36%) · **■** Household industry 65 (4%) · **■** Other work 26 (2%) · **■** Marginal 453 (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 Chautham

- Telaunchh4,919 people
- Gorhia4,371 people
- Kharaita4,298 people
- Bal Kunda4,073 people
- Lagma3,240 people
- Khirnia3,037 people
- Phango2,886 people
- Farreh2,754 people

[All 28 villages in Chautham](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/khagaria/chautham/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Buchcha from Khagaria?34 km by road
- What is the population of Buchcha?3,878 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Buchcha in?Khagaria district (Chautham sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Buchcha?38.3% (Census 2011)