# Kalakachu Village, Pothia, Kishanganj (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Pothia, Kishanganj 

# Kalakachu

Kalakachu is a village in Pothia sub-district of Kishanganj district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **443 people in 80 households**, the 120th largest of 141 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 57.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 51.3%.

- 443people (2011)
- 80households
- 57.2%literacy
- 794females per 1,000 males

## Kalakachu PIN code and other codes

Kalakachu falls in Pothia sub-district, Kishanganj district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatUdgara
- Community development blockPothia
- Census village code222644

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

## How far is Kalakachu from nearby towns?

- Pothia (sub-district HQ)5 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 Kalakachu?

13 services counted by the Census are inside Kalakachu; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Commercial bankIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Pothia
- ○Degree college10+ km · Kishanganj
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Kishanganj
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 8 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 Kalakachu known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 30% of the 150 hectares of village land is sown, and 30 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 Kalakachu

Of every 100 households in Kalakachu in 2011, 63 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 33 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Kalakachu · ■ Pothia rural average

Electricity for lighting ****63%**

**20%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**7%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**92%

Tap water ****1%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****88%**

**42%

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

**0%

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

**95%

Use banking services ****12%**

**20%

Television ****9%**

**8%

Mobile phone ****33%**

**29%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**4%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****4%**

**35%

Own their home ****92%**

**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 Kalakachu?

■ Kalakachu · ■ Pothia rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****57.2%**

**51.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****794**

**933

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****792**

**958

Working population ****26.9%**

**32.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 71.1% for men and 39.6% for women. 43% of men and 6% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 13 (11%) · **■** Farm labourers 50 (42%) · **■** Household industry 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 10 (8%) · **■** Marginal 45 (38%)

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

- Phati Pokhar505 people
- Phulhera496 people
- Dhangi Pokhar475 people
- Jhokha Dangi458 people
- Jagir Gachh432 people
- Jogi Gachh409 people
- Bhelagachhi393 people
- Mangur Jon371 people

[All 149 villages in Pothia](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/kishanganj/pothia/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Kalakachu from Kishanganj?35 km by road
- What is the population of Kalakachu?443 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kalakachu in?Kishanganj district (Pothia sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Kalakachu?57.2% (Census 2011)