# Barijan Durgapur Village, Kochadhamin, Kishanganj (Bihar)

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Village · Kochadhamin, Kishanganj 

# Barijan Durgapur

Barijan Durgapur is a village in Kochadhamin sub-district of Kishanganj district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,435 people in 290 households**, the 82nd largest of 143 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 46.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 59.4%.

- 1,435people (2011)
- 290households
- 46.8%literacy
- 861females per 1,000 males

## Barijan Durgapur PIN code and other codes

Barijan Durgapur falls in Kochadhamin sub-district, Kishanganj district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatBarijan Pothimari
- Community development blockKochadhamin
- Census village code222863

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

## How far is Barijan Durgapur from nearby towns?

- Kochadhamin (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Kishanganj (district HQ)35 km by road
- Kishanganj (nearest town)35 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 Barijan Durgapur?

3 services counted by the Census are inside Barijan Durgapur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Andhasur
- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Kochadhamin
- ○Degree college10+ km · Kishanganj
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Kishanganj
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)1 h summer · 3 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 Barijan Durgapur known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 98% of the 339 hectares of village land is sown, and 115 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 Barijan Durgapur

Of every 100 households in Barijan Durgapur in 2011, 11 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 27 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Barijan Durgapur · ■ Kochadhamin rural average

Electricity for lighting ****11%**

**18%

Toilet within the home ****1%**

**7%

No toilet (open defecation) ****99%**

**92%

Tap water ****1%**

**1%

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

**31%

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

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**97%

Use banking services ****15%**

**21%

Television ****3%**

**4%

Mobile phone ****27%**

**42%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**6%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****28%**

**30%

Own their home ****100%**

**99%

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 Barijan Durgapur?

■ Barijan Durgapur · ■ Kochadhamin rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****46.8%**

**59.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****861**

**930

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****848**

**962

Working population ****38.5%**

**29.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 55.0% for men and 37.3% for women. 60% of men and 13% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 125 (23%) · **■** Farm labourers 413 (75%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 3 (1%) · **■** Marginal 10 (2%)

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 Kochadhamin

- Kashibari1,468 people
- Bastakolha1,459 people
- Mastalia1,440 people
- Lator1,438 people
- Sirar1,409 people
- Natuapara1,323 people
- Konhaiabari1,258 people
- Haribhasa1,254 people

[All 150 villages in Kochadhamin](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/kishanganj/kochadhamin/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Barijan Durgapur from Kishanganj?35 km by road
- What is the population of Barijan Durgapur?1,435 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Barijan Durgapur in?Kishanganj district (Kochadhamin sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Barijan Durgapur?46.8% (Census 2011)