# Kenar Village, Sarmera, Nalanda (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/nalanda/sarmera/kenar/ Village · Sarmera, Nalanda # Kenar Kenar is a village in Sarmera sub-district of Nalanda district, Bihar, PIN code **811101**. The 2011 Census counted **8,438 people in 1,408 households**, the 3rd largest of 29 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 61.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 55.1%. - 8,438people (2011) - 1,408households - 61.9%literacy - 811101PIN code ## Kenar PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Kenar is 811101.** Kenar falls in Sarmera sub-district, Nalanda district, Bihar. - PIN code811101 - Gram panchayatKenar - Community development blockSarmera - Census village code244477 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Kenar from nearby towns? - Sarmera (sub-district HQ)10 km by road - Biharsharif (district HQ)39 km by road - Barbigha (nearest town)15 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 Kenar? 13 services counted by the Census are inside Kenar; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Commercial bankIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Barbigha - ○Degree college10+ km · Biharsharif - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Nawada - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Public bus service5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 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 · 8 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 Kenar known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 99% of the 1,141 hectares of village land is sown, and 850 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 Kenar Of every 100 households in Kenar in 2011, 13 had electricity, 16 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 55 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Kenar · ■ Sarmera rural average Electricity for lighting ****13%** **5% Toilet within the home ****16%** **19% No toilet (open defecation) ****83%** **80% Tap water ****1%** **2% Drinking water within premises ****37%** **39% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%** **2% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%** **95% Use banking services ****45%** **38% Television ****6%** **7% Mobile phone ****55%** **51% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****3%** **3% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****38%** **38% Own their home ****99%** **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 Kenar? ■ Kenar · ■ Sarmera rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****61.9%** **55.1% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****924** **919 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****944** **926 Working population ****35.9%** **37.0% ### Women and men Literacy is 71.4% for men and 51.5% for women. 46% of men and 25% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 427 (14%) · **■** Farm labourers 568 (19%) · **■** Household industry 21 (1%) · **■** Other work 211 (7%) · **■** Marginal 1,799 (59%) 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 Sarmera - Chero11,090 people - Isua10,065 people - Sarmera8,391 people - Malawan7,584 people - Dhanuki4,867 people - Parnawan4,514 people [All 35 villages in Sarmera](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/nalanda/sarmera/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Kenar?811101 - How far is Kenar from Biharsharif?39 km by road - What is the population of Kenar?8,438 (Census 2011) - Which district is Kenar in?Nalanda district (Sarmera sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Kenar?61.9% (Census 2011)