# Kanchanbari Istamrar Village, Terhagachh, Kishanganj (Bihar)

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Village · Terhagachh, Kishanganj 

# Kanchanbari Istamrar

Kanchanbari Istamrar is a village in Terhagachh sub-district of Kishanganj district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **76 people in 16 households**, the 77th largest of 78 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 49.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 54.5%.

- 76people (2011)
- 16households
- 49.1%literacy
- 1,171females per 1,000 males

## Kanchanbari Istamrar PIN code and other codes

Kanchanbari Istamrar falls in Terhagachh sub-district, Kishanganj district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatKhanyabad
- Community development blockTerhagachh
- Census village code222231

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

## How far is Kanchanbari Istamrar from nearby towns?

- Terhagachh (sub-district HQ)5 km by road
- Kishanganj (district HQ)60 km by road
- Bahadurganj (nearest town)28 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 Kanchanbari Istamrar?

2 services counted by the Census are inside Kanchanbari Istamrar; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Sham Toli
- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Terhagachh
- ○Degree college10+ km · Kishanganj
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Kishanganj
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes

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 Kanchanbari Istamrar known for?

The main crops are **paddy, raw jute and wheat**. About 86% of the 42 hectares of village land is sown, and 26 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 Kanchanbari Istamrar

Of every 100 households in Kanchanbari Istamrar in 2011, 0 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 31 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Kanchanbari Istamrar · ■ Terhagachh rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**0%

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

**3%

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

**96%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****44%**

**38%

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

**0%

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

**96%

Use banking services ****0%**

**14%

Television ****0%**

**2%

Mobile phone ****31%**

**44%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**5%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****12%**

**27%

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 Kanchanbari Istamrar?

■ Kanchanbari Istamrar · ■ Terhagachh rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****49.1%**

**54.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1171**

**939

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1333**

**973

Working population ****25.0%**

**30.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 57.7% for men and 41.4% for women. 43% of men and 10% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

****

**■** Cultivators 9 (47%) · **■** Marginal 10 (53%)

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 Terhagachh

- Tokabhansa313 people
- Sharma Toli249 people
- Sharma Toli227 people
- Phulbari197 people
- Kharij Khaniabad16 people

[All 81 villages in Terhagachh](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/kishanganj/terhagachh/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Kanchanbari Istamrar from Kishanganj?60 km by road
- What is the population of Kanchanbari Istamrar?76 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kanchanbari Istamrar in?Kishanganj district (Terhagachh sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Kanchanbari Istamrar?49.1% (Census 2011)