Village · Thakurganj, Kishanganj
# Hazarigachh

Hazarigachh is a village in Thakurganj sub-district of Kishanganj district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted 1,135 people in 240 households, the 67th largest of 119 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 46.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 49.8%.
- 1,135 people (2011)
- 240 households
- 46.6% literacy
- 1,086 females per 1,000 males

## Hazarigachh PIN code and other codes

Hazarigachh falls in Thakurganj sub-district, Kishanganj district, Bihar.
- Gram panchayat Bhogdawar
- Community development block Thakurganj
- Census village code 222418

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Hazarigachh from nearby towns?
- Thakurganj (sub-district HQ) 12 km by road
- Kishanganj (district HQ) 60 km by road
- Thakurganj (nearest town) 12 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Hazarigachh?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Hazarigachh; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Primary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village
- ● Agricultural credit society In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village
- ● Polling station In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Thakurganj
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Kanakpur
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Kishanganj
- ○ Primary health centre 10+ km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km
- ○ Dispensary 10+ km
- ○ Post office 5–10 km
- ○ Public bus service 5–10 km
- ○ Railway station 5–10 km
- ○ ATM 10+ km
- ○ Commercial bank 10+ km
- ○ Ration (PDS) shop under 5 km
- ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km
- ○ Public library 10+ km

### Water and power
- Drinking water hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Hazarigachh known for?

The main crops are paddy. About 92% of the 69 hectares of village land is sown, and 15 hectares are irrigated.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in Hazarigachh

Of every 100 households in Hazarigachh in 2011, 7 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 10 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Hazarigachh · ■ Thakurganj rural average
- Electricity for lighting 7% 13%
- Toilet within the home 0% 7%
- No toilet (open defecation) 100% 92%
- Tap water 0% 1%
- Drinking water within premises 80% 52%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 1%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 97%
- Use banking services 2% 16%
- Television 2% 9%
- Mobile phone 10% 31%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 2% 5%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 0%
- None of these assets 50% 34%
- Own their home 98% 98%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Hazarigachh?

■ Hazarigachh · ■ Thakurganj rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 46.6% 49.8%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1086 945
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 1000 977
- Working population 22.7% 34.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 53.2% for men and 40.7% for women. 44% of men and 3% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 137 (53%) · ■ Farm labourers 68 (26%) · ■ Other work 22 (9%) · ■ Marginal 31 (12%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Thakurganj
- Teghari 1,236 people
- Dastur 1,198 people
- Dhakpara 1,193 people
- Bhagkharna 1,154 people
- Chhatar Katharo 1,129 people
- Barchaundi 1,037 people
- Jiapokhar 953 people
- Kharudah 935 people

All 133 villages in Thakurganj

## Quick answers
- How far is Hazarigachh from Kishanganj? 60 km by road
- What is the population of Hazarigachh? 1,135 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Hazarigachh in? Kishanganj district (Thakurganj sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Hazarigachh? 46.6% (Census 2011)

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