# Barchaundi Village, Thakurganj, Kishanganj (Bihar) – PIN Code (2)

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Village · Thakurganj, Kishanganj 

# Barchaundi

Barchaundi is a village in Thakurganj sub-district of Kishanganj district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,037 people in 205 households**, the 69th largest of 119 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 52.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 49.8%.

- 1,037people (2011)
- 205households
- 52.2%literacy
- 938females 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 code222444

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?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Thakurganj
- ○Degree college10+ km · Kanakpur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Kishanganj
- ○Primary health centre10+ 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 Barchaundi known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 61% of the 163 hectares of village land is sown, and 56 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, 9 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 20 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Barchaundi · ■ Thakurganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****9%**

**13%

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

**7%

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

**92%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****60%**

**52%

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

**1%

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

**97%

Use banking services ****10%**

**16%

Television ****5%**

**9%

Mobile phone ****20%**

**31%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**5%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****34%**

**34%

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 Barchaundi?

■ Barchaundi · ■ Thakurganj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****52.2%**

**49.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****938**

**945

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1174**

**977

Working population ****35.4%**

**34.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 73.8% for men and 27.5% for women. 62% of men and 7% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 106 (29%) · **■** Farm labourers 192 (52%) · **■** Other work 3 (1%) · **■** Marginal 66 (18%)

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

- Dhakpara1,193 people
- Bhagkharna1,154 people
- Hazarigachh1,135 people
- Chhatar Katharo1,129 people
- Jiapokhar953 people
- Kharudah935 people
- Pabna903 people
- Kuri Muni889 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?1,037 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Barchaundi in?Kishanganj district (Thakurganj sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Barchaundi?52.2% (Census 2011)