# Kanchhedwa Village, Harsidhi, Purba Champaran (Bihar)

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Village · Harsidhi, Purba Champaran 

# Kanchhedwa

Kanchhedwa is a village in Harsidhi sub-district of Purba Champaran district, Bihar, PIN code **845422**. The 2011 Census counted **5,674 people in 1,046 households**, the 13th largest of 61 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 66.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 58.3%.

- 5,674people (2011)
- 1,046households
- 66.0%literacy
- 845422PIN code

## Kanchhedwa PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Kanchhedwa is 845422.** Kanchhedwa falls in Harsidhi sub-district, Purba Champaran district, Bihar.

- PIN code845422
- Gram panchayatKanchhedwa
- Community development blockHarsidhi
- Census village code218032

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

## How far is Kanchhedwa from nearby towns?

- Harsidhi (sub-district HQ)4 km by road
- Motihari (district HQ)32 km by road
- Areraj (nearest town)2 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 Kanchhedwa?

19 services counted by the Census are inside Kanchhedwa; 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
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●State highwayIn 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
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Dhankhaia
- ○Degree college10+ km · Sewraha
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Motihari
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ 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 Kanchhedwa known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 58% of the 553 hectares of village land is sown, and 174 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 Kanchhedwa

Of every 100 households in Kanchhedwa in 2011, 13 had electricity, 19 a toilet at home and 6 cooked with LPG; 55 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Kanchhedwa · ■ Harsidhi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****13%**

**6%

Toilet within the home ****19%**

**13%

No toilet (open defecation) ****80%**

**86%

Tap water ****2%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****62%**

**50%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****6%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****94%**

**97%

Use banking services ****57%**

**36%

Television ****12%**

**7%

Mobile phone ****55%**

**53%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****12%**

**8%

Car / jeep / van ****4%**

**1%

None of these assets ****10%**

**17%

Own their home ****99%**

**99%

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 Kanchhedwa?

■ Kanchhedwa · ■ Harsidhi rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****66.0%**

**58.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****889**

**904

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****971**

**922

Working population ****29.3%**

**33.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 74.6% for men and 56.2% for women. 46% of men and 11% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 406 (24%) · **■** Farm labourers 664 (40%) · **■** Household industry 15 (1%) · **■** Other work 211 (13%) · **■** Marginal 369 (22%)

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 Harsidhi

- Dhawahi6,776 people
- Dudhahi6,485 people
- Murarpur5,834 people
- Panapur5,791 people
- Ranjita4,903 people
- Matiaria Nizamat4,271 people
- Bhada4,224 people
- Manikpur4,164 people

[All 61 villages in Harsidhi](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/purba-champaran/harsidhi/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Kanchhedwa?845422
- How far is Kanchhedwa from Motihari?32 km by road
- What is the population of Kanchhedwa?5,674 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kanchhedwa in?Purba Champaran district (Harsidhi sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Kanchhedwa?66.0% (Census 2011)