Village · Dighalbank, Kishanganj # Kachunala Kachunala is a village in Dighalbank sub-district of Kishanganj district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted 3,921 people in 877 households, the 22nd largest of 80 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 38.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 49.4%. - 3,921 people (2011) - 877 households - 38.7% literacy - 964 females per 1,000 males ## Kachunala PIN code and other codes Kachunala falls in Dighalbank sub-district, Kishanganj district, Bihar. - Gram panchayat Jagir Padampur - Community development block Dighalbank - Census village code 222319 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Kachunala from nearby towns? - Dighalbank (sub-district HQ) 4 km by road - Kishanganj (district HQ) 38 km by road - Bahadurganj (nearest town) 20 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Kachunala? 9 services counted by the Census are inside Kachunala; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Pre-primary school In village · 1 private - ● Primary school In village · 2 govt - ● Middle school In village · 1 govt - ● Health sub-centre In village · 1 · 1 doctors - ● Maternity & child welfare centre In village · 1 · 1 doctors - ● Family welfare centre In village · 1 - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Dighalbank - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Kishanganj - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Kishanganj - ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Dispensary 10+ km - ○ Post office 5–10 km - ○ Public bus service 5–10 km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 10+ km - ○ Commercial bank 10+ km - ○ Ration (PDS) shop under 5 km - ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km - ○ Public library 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011) 8 h summer · 10 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Kachunala known for? The main crops are paddy. About 86% of the 720 hectares of village land is sown, and 135 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Kachunala Of every 100 households in Kachunala in 2011, 20 had electricity, 13 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 16 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Kachunala · ■ Dighalbank rural average - Electricity for lighting 20% 9% - Toilet within the home 13% 4% - No toilet (open defecation) 87% 95% - Tap water 0% 1% - Drinking water within premises 46% 44% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 0% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 99% 99% - Use banking services 4% 16% - Television 4% 5% - Mobile phone 16% 34% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 3% 4% - Car / jeep / van 1% 0% - None of these assets 33% 30% - Own their home 99% 98% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Kachunala? ■ Kachunala · ■ Dighalbank rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 38.7% 49.4% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 964 957 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 992 979 - Working population 29.9% 32.0% ### Women and men Literacy is 45.2% for men and 31.9% for women. 46% of men and 13% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 92 (8%) · ■ Farm labourers 70 (6%) · ■ Household industry 1 (0%) · ■ Other work 22 (2%) · ■ Marginal 988 (84%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Dighalbank - Lohargarha 4,584 people - Kalpir Pathar Ghatti 4,512 people - Mahamari 4,412 people - Kumhia 3,922 people - Singhimari Milik 3,834 people - Lohagarha 3,603 people - Algachhia 3,275 people - Tarabari 2,918 people All 81 villages in Dighalbank ## Quick answers - How far is Kachunala from Kishanganj? 38 km by road - What is the population of Kachunala? 3,921 (Census 2011) - Which district is Kachunala in? Kishanganj district (Dighalbank sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Kachunala? 38.7% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/kishanganj/dighalbank/kachunala/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.