# Kanchan Bari Village, Dighalbank, Kishanganj (Bihar) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/kishanganj/dighalbank/kanchan-bari/ Village · Dighalbank, Kishanganj # Kanchan Bari Kanchan Bari is a village in Dighalbank sub-district of Kishanganj district, Bihar, PIN code **855101**. The 2011 Census counted **1,143 people in 223 households**, the 46th largest of 80 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 64.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 49.4%. - 1,143people (2011) - 223households - 64.4%literacy - 855101PIN code ## Kanchan Bari PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Kanchan Bari is 855101.** Kanchan Bari falls in Dighalbank sub-district, Kishanganj district, Bihar. - PIN code855101 - Gram panchayatLohagara - Community development blockDighalbank - Census village code222294 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Kanchan Bari from nearby towns? - Dighalbank (sub-district HQ)7 km by road - Kishanganj (district HQ)57 km by road - Bahadurganj (nearest town)15 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 Kanchan Bari? 6 services counted by the Census are inside Kanchan Bari; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Dighalbank - ○Degree college10+ km · Kishanganj - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Kishanganj - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Public bus service5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes 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 Kanchan Bari known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 66% of the 244 hectares of village land is sown, and 95 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 Kanchan Bari Of every 100 households in Kanchan Bari in 2011, 13 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 40 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Kanchan Bari · ■ Dighalbank rural average Electricity for lighting ****13%** **9% Toilet within the home ****1%** **4% No toilet (open defecation) ****99%** **95% Tap water ****0%** **1% Drinking water within premises ****0%** **44% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **0% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%** **99% Use banking services ****25%** **16% Television ****4%** **5% Mobile phone ****40%** **34% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****4%** **4% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **0% None of these assets ****21%** **30% Own their home ****100%** **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 Kanchan Bari? ■ Kanchan Bari · ■ Dighalbank rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****64.4%** **49.4% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****991** **957 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1214** **979 Working population ****50.7%** **32.0% ### Women and men Literacy is 68.6% for men and 59.9% for women. 55% of men and 46% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ******** **■** Cultivators 4 (1%) · **■** Farm labourers 4 (1%) · **■** Other work 29 (5%) · **■** Marginal 542 (94%) 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 Dighalbank - Tanghan Tapu1,241 people - Dighal Bank1,201 people - Talwar Bandha1,198 people - Gurhmurha1,160 people - Panchgachhi1,127 people - Ichmari1,092 people - Barbhang937 people - Bhurli Bhita846 people [All 81 villages in Dighalbank](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/kishanganj/dighalbank/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Kanchan Bari?855101 - How far is Kanchan Bari from Kishanganj?57 km by road - What is the population of Kanchan Bari?1,143 (Census 2011) - Which district is Kanchan Bari in?Kishanganj district (Dighalbank sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Kanchan Bari?64.4% (Census 2011)