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

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Village · Thakurganj, Kishanganj 

# Nazagachh

Nazagachh is a village in Thakurganj sub-district of Kishanganj district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **9,825 people in 1,892 households**, the 4th largest of 119 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 53.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 49.8%.

- 9,825people (2011)
- 1,892households
- 53.7%literacy
- 955females per 1,000 males

## Nazagachh PIN code and other codes

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

- Gram panchayatBesharbathi
- Community development blockThakurganj
- Census village code222387

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

## How far is Nazagachh from nearby towns?

- Thakurganj (sub-district HQ)14 km by road
- Kishanganj (district HQ)55 km by road
- Thakurganj (nearest town)14 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 Nazagachh?

12 services counted by the Census are inside Nazagachh; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 2 private
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Thakurganj
- ○Degree college10+ km · Kanakpur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Kishanganj
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)4 h summer · 2 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 Nazagachh known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 74% of the 905 hectares of village land is sown, and 107 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 Nazagachh

Of every 100 households in Nazagachh in 2011, 26 had electricity, 13 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 27 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Nazagachh · ■ Thakurganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****26%**

**13%

Toilet within the home ****13%**

**7%

No toilet (open defecation) ****87%**

**92%

Tap water ****1%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****59%**

**52%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**1%

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

**97%

Use banking services ****11%**

**16%

Television ****13%**

**9%

Mobile phone ****27%**

**31%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**5%

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

**0%

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

**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 Nazagachh?

■ Nazagachh · ■ Thakurganj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****53.7%**

**49.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****955**

**945

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1018**

**977

Working population ****29.3%**

**34.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 62.4% for men and 44.3% for women. 48% of men and 10% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 461 (16%) · **■** Farm labourers 1,507 (52%) · **■** Household industry 12 (0%) · **■** Other work 240 (8%) · **■** Marginal 663 (23%)

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

- Jirangachh14,241 people
- Bhatgaon12,757 people
- Churli12,284 people
- Dalligaon9,282 people
- Bhog Dabar9,276 people
- Pawa Khali8,993 people
- Barchaundi7,439 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Nazagachh from Kishanganj?55 km by road
- What is the population of Nazagachh?9,825 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Nazagachh in?Kishanganj district (Thakurganj sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Nazagachh?53.7% (Census 2011)