# Kachra Village, Chandi, Nalanda (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Chandi, Nalanda 

# Kachra

Kachra is a village in Chandi sub-district of Nalanda district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,467 people in 231 households**, the 35th largest of 66 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 64.1%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 64.9%.

- 1,467people (2011)
- 231households
- 64.1%literacy
- 888females per 1,000 males

## Kachra PIN code and other codes

Kachra falls in Chandi sub-district, Nalanda district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatSalehpur
- Community development blockChandi
- Census village code244316

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

## How far is Kachra from nearby towns?

- Chandi (sub-district HQ)7 km by road
- Biharsharif (district HQ)30 km by road
- Hilsa (nearest town)30 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 Kachra?

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

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●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 school5–10 km · Chandi
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Chandi
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Harnaut
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)2 h summer · 3 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 Kachra known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 99% of the 380 hectares of village land is sown, and 320 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 Kachra

Of every 100 households in Kachra in 2011, 0 had electricity, 33 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 68 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Kachra · ■ Chandi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**8%

Toilet within the home ****33%**

**25%

No toilet (open defecation) ****67%**

**74%

Tap water ****0%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****52%**

**37%

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

**4%

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

**92%

Use banking services ****54%**

**50%

Television ****35%**

**17%

Mobile phone ****68%**

**56%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**5%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****21%**

**33%

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 Kachra?

■ Kachra · ■ Chandi rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****64.1%**

**64.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****888**

**923

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****919**

**940

Working population ****34.1%**

**38.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 75.8% for men and 50.7% for women. 45% of men and 22% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 74 (15%) · **■** Farm labourers 217 (43%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 21 (4%) · **■** Marginal 187 (37%)

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 Chandi

- Mohsinpur1,633 people
- Senduara1,532 people
- Dihra1,527 people
- Raisa1,522 people
- Parri1,389 people
- Badarwali1,375 people
- Amraura1,296 people
- Gonkura1,243 people

[All 71 villages in Chandi](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/nalanda/chandi/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Kachra from Biharsharif?30 km by road
- What is the population of Kachra?1,467 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kachra in?Nalanda district (Chandi sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Kachra?64.1% (Census 2011)