# Kandholia Village, Lauriya, Pashchim Champaran (Bihar) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/pashchim-champaran/lauriya/kandholia/ Village · Lauriya, Pashchim Champaran # Kandholia Kandholia is a village in Lauriya sub-district of Pashchim Champaran district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **3,514 people in 577 households**, the 22nd largest of 93 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 73.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 60.1%. - 3,514people (2011) - 577households - 73.2%literacy - 894females per 1,000 males ## Kandholia PIN code and other codes Kandholia falls in Lauriya sub-district, Pashchim Champaran district, Bihar. - Gram panchayatBaghi Basawariya - Community development blockLauriya - Census village code216748 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Kandholia from nearby towns? - Lauriya (sub-district HQ)10 km by road - Bettiah (district HQ)36 km by road - Narkatiyaganj (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 Kandholia? 16 services counted by the Census are inside Kandholia; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Commercial bankIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Mandi / regular marketIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Lauria - ○Degree college10+ km · Bettiah - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bettiah - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps and canal / river - Electricity (2011)1 h summer · 1 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 Kandholia known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 69% of the 148 hectares of village land is sown, and 39 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 Kandholia Of every 100 households in Kandholia in 2011, 16 had electricity, 39 a toilet at home and 11 cooked with LPG; 56 had a mobile phone, 13 a two-wheeler and 5 a car. ■ Kandholia · ■ Lauriya rural average Electricity for lighting ****16%** **7% Toilet within the home ****39%** **18% No toilet (open defecation) ****61%** **80% Tap water ****0%** **2% Drinking water within premises ****66%** **55% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****11%** **4% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****88%** **95% Use banking services ****53%** **38% Television ****16%** **8% Mobile phone ****56%** **52% Computer with internet ****1%** **1% Two-wheeler ****13%** **7% Car / jeep / van ****5%** **2% None of these assets ****26%** **25% 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 Kandholia? ■ Kandholia · ■ Lauriya rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****73.2%** **60.1% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****894** **912 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****917** **966 Working population ****34.1%** **33.9% ### Women and men Literacy is 81.0% for men and 64.4% for women. 47% of men and 20% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 199 (17%) · **■** Farm labourers 461 (39%) · **■** Household industry 3 (0%) · **■** Other work 241 (20%) · **■** Marginal 293 (24%) 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 Lauriya - Marahia3,949 people - Dhobni3,760 people - Phulwaria3,572 people - Deurwa3,557 people - Matiaria3,376 people - Rampur Sauna3,192 people - Parautola3,159 people - Bahuarwa3,151 people [All 96 villages in Lauriya](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/pashchim-champaran/lauriya/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Kandholia from Bettiah?36 km by road - What is the population of Kandholia?3,514 (Census 2011) - Which district is Kandholia in?Pashchim Champaran district (Lauriya sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Kandholia?73.2% (Census 2011)