# Barchaundi Village, Thakurganj, Kishanganj (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Thakurganj, Kishanganj 

# Barchaundi

Barchaundi is a village in Thakurganj sub-district of Kishanganj district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **7,439 people in 1,482 households**, the 8th largest of 119 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 36.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 49.8%.

- 7,439people (2011)
- 1,482households
- 36.0%literacy
- 988females per 1,000 males

## Barchaundi PIN code and other codes

Barchaundi falls in Thakurganj sub-district, Kishanganj district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatBarchaundi
- Community development blockThakurganj
- Census village code222442

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

## How far is Barchaundi from nearby towns?

- Thakurganj (sub-district HQ)12 km by road
- Kishanganj (district HQ)69 km by road
- Thakurganj (nearest town)12 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 Barchaundi?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Barchaundi; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Thakurganj
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Kanakpur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Kishanganj
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ 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 Barchaundi known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 63% of the 830 hectares of village land is sown, and 229 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 Barchaundi

Of every 100 households in Barchaundi in 2011, 3 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 26 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Barchaundi · ■ Thakurganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****3%**

**13%

Toilet within the home ****2%**

**7%

No toilet (open defecation) ****98%**

**92%

Tap water ****1%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****22%**

**52%

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

**1%

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

**97%

Use banking services ****8%**

**16%

Television ****1%**

**9%

Mobile phone ****26%**

**31%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**5%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****51%**

**34%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Barchaundi?

■ Barchaundi · ■ Thakurganj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****36.0%**

**49.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****988**

**945

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1037**

**977

Working population ****33.7%**

**34.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 43.6% for men and 28.2% for women. 51% of men and 16% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 566 (23%) · **■** Farm labourers 1,457 (58%) · **■** Household industry 29 (1%) · **■** Other work 61 (2%) · **■** Marginal 397 (16%)

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 Thakurganj

- Nazagachh9,825 people
- Dalligaon9,282 people
- Bhog Dabar9,276 people
- Pawa Khali8,993 people
- Kanakpur6,099 people
- Besarbati6,059 people
- Bhaulmari6,026 people
- Patharia5,954 people

[All 133 villages in Thakurganj](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/kishanganj/thakurganj/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Barchaundi from Kishanganj?69 km by road
- What is the population of Barchaundi?7,439 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Barchaundi in?Kishanganj district (Thakurganj sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Barchaundi?36.0% (Census 2011)