# Kachhwi Village, Lakhnaur, Madhubani (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Lakhnaur, Madhubani 

# Kachhwi

Kachhwi is a village in Lakhnaur sub-district of Madhubani district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **8,930 people in 1,942 households**, the 5th largest of 38 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 58.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 62.3%.

- 8,930people (2011)
- 1,942households
- 58.3%literacy
- 948females per 1,000 males

## Kachhwi PIN code and other codes

Kachhwi falls in Lakhnaur sub-district, Madhubani district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatKachhwi
- Community development blockLakhnaur
- Census village code220803

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

## How far is Kachhwi from nearby towns?

- Lakhnaur (sub-district HQ)15 km by road
- Madhubani (district HQ)40 km by road
- Jhanjharpur (nearest town)10 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 Kachhwi?

13 services counted by the Census are inside Kachhwi; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 4 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Berma
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Jhanjharpur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Ghogharidiha
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway stationunder 5 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)6 h summer · 7 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 Kachhwi known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 85% of the 884 hectares of village land is sown, and 15 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 Kachhwi

Of every 100 households in Kachhwi in 2011, 5 had electricity, 16 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 50 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Kachhwi · ■ Lakhnaur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****5%**

**14%

Toilet within the home ****16%**

**17%

No toilet (open defecation) ****84%**

**82%

Tap water ****1%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****45%**

**40%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**5%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%**

**91%

Use banking services ****43%**

**44%

Television ****4%**

**8%

Mobile phone ****50%**

**54%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**5%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

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

**30%

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 Kachhwi?

■ Kachhwi · ■ Lakhnaur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****58.3%**

**62.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****948**

**930

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1011**

**948

Working population ****46.0%**

**38.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 71.5% for men and 44.2% for women. 52% of men and 40% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 812 (20%) · **■** Farm labourers 2,285 (56%) · **■** Household industry 54 (1%) · **■** Other work 209 (5%) · **■** Marginal 745 (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 Lakhnaur

- Dip21,564 people
- Behat19,306 people
- Lakhnaur16,774 people
- Belauncha10,636 people
- Kaithinia8,755 people
- Kachhua6,984 people
- Laufa5,886 people
- Umri5,323 people

[All 44 villages in Lakhnaur](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/madhubani/lakhnaur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Kachhwi from Madhubani?40 km by road
- What is the population of Kachhwi?8,930 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kachhwi in?Madhubani district (Lakhnaur sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Kachhwi?58.3% (Census 2011)