# Barab Kahunia Village, Pothia, Kishanganj (Bihar) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/kishanganj/pothia/barab-kahunia/ Village · Pothia, Kishanganj # Barab Kahunia Barab Kahunia is a village in Pothia sub-district of Kishanganj district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **2,635 people in 484 households**, the 33rd largest of 141 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 53.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 51.3%. - 2,635people (2011) - 484households - 53.0%literacy - 961females per 1,000 males ## Barab Kahunia PIN code and other codes Barab Kahunia falls in Pothia sub-district, Kishanganj district, Bihar. - Gram panchayatBudhara - Community development blockPothia - Census village code222593 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Barab Kahunia from nearby towns? - Pothia (sub-district HQ)6 km by road - Kishanganj (district HQ)37 km by road - Thakurganj (nearest town)20 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 Barab Kahunia? 9 services counted by the Census are inside Barab Kahunia; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●ITI / vocational schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Pothia - ○Degree college10+ km · Kishanganj - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Public bus service10+ km - ○Railway stationunder 5 km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water and hand pumps - Electricity (2011)7 h summer · 11 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 Barab Kahunia known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 36% of the 461 hectares of village land is sown, and 62 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 Barab Kahunia Of every 100 households in Barab Kahunia in 2011, 1 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 24 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Barab Kahunia · ■ Pothia rural average Electricity for lighting ****1%** **20% Toilet within the home ****1%** **7% No toilet (open defecation) ****99%** **92% Tap water ****0%** **1% Drinking water within premises ****51%** **42% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **0% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%** **95% Use banking services ****24%** **20% Television ****7%** **8% Mobile phone ****24%** **29% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****4%** **4% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **0% None of these assets ****19%** **35% 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 Barab Kahunia? ■ Barab Kahunia · ■ Pothia rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****53.0%** **51.3% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****961** **933 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1034** **958 Working population ****35.8%** **32.7% ### Women and men Literacy is 62.2% for men and 43.3% for women. 48% of men and 23% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ******** **■** Cultivators 370 (39%) · **■** Farm labourers 507 (54%) · **■** Other work 9 (1%) · **■** Marginal 57 (6%) 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 Pothia - Chechuabari2,870 people - Phala2,847 people - Panasi2,697 people - Mahsul2,641 people - Chiagaon2,575 people - Sonapur2,500 people - Phulhera Gachh2,481 people - Makhan Pokhar2,429 people [All 149 villages in Pothia](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/kishanganj/pothia/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Barab Kahunia from Kishanganj?37 km by road - What is the population of Barab Kahunia?2,635 (Census 2011) - Which district is Barab Kahunia in?Kishanganj district (Pothia sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Barab Kahunia?53.0% (Census 2011)