Village · Kesaria, Purba Champaran # Gonchhi Gonchhi is a village in Kesaria sub-district of Purba Champaran district, Bihar, PIN code 845424. The 2011 Census counted 2,739 people in 509 households, the 25th largest of 41 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 56.7%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 57.5%. - 2,739 people (2011) - 509 households - 56.7% literacy - 845424 PIN code ## Gonchhi PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Gonchhi is 845424. Gonchhi falls in Kesaria sub-district, Purba Champaran district, Bihar. - PIN code 845424 - Gram panchayat Gonchhi Kushahar - Community development block Kesaria - Census village code 218229 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Gonchhi from nearby towns? - Kesaria (sub-district HQ) 8 km by road - Motihari (district HQ) 55 km by road - Kesaria (nearest town) 8 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Gonchhi? 8 services counted by the Census are inside Gonchhi; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Pre-primary school In village · 1 private - ● Primary school In village · 2 govt - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● Agricultural credit society In village - ● Ration (PDS) shop In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school under 5 km · Kesaria - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Tajpur Deur - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Motihari - ○ Primary health centre 10+ km - ○ Allopathic hospital 5–10 km - ○ Dispensary 10+ km - ○ Post office under 5 km - ○ Public bus service 10+ km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM under 5 km - ○ Commercial bank under 5 km - ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km - ○ Public library 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water hand pumps - Electricity (2011) 4 h summer · 6 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Gonchhi known for? The main crops are paddy. About 74% of the 175 hectares of village land is sown, and 52 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Gonchhi Of every 100 households in Gonchhi in 2011, 0 had electricity, 15 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 52 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Gonchhi · ■ Kesaria rural average - Electricity for lighting 0% 2% - Toilet within the home 15% 16% - No toilet (open defecation) 85% 83% - Tap water 0% 2% - Drinking water within premises 49% 57% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 2% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 98% - Use banking services 22% 46% - Television 2% 8% - Mobile phone 52% 65% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 4% 7% - Car / jeep / van 1% 2% - None of these assets 33% 17% - Own their home 100% 99% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Gonchhi? ■ Gonchhi · ■ Kesaria rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 56.7% 57.5% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 910 909 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 990 948 - Working population 40.0% 35.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 65.3% for men and 47.1% for women. 52% of men and 27% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 232 (21%) · ■ Farm labourers 529 (48%) · ■ Household industry 1 (0%) · ■ Other work 41 (4%) · ■ Marginal 292 (27%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Kesaria - Mahammadpur 2,961 people - Lala Chhapra 2,884 people - Barharwa Khurd 2,877 people - Bhagwatia 2,841 people - Paduman Chhapra 2,327 people - Kunrwa 2,069 people - Manohar Chhapra 2,059 people - Bankat 1,799 people All 43 villages in Kesaria ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Gonchhi? 845424 - How far is Gonchhi from Motihari? 55 km by road - What is the population of Gonchhi? 2,739 (Census 2011) - Which district is Gonchhi in? Purba Champaran district (Kesaria sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Gonchhi? 56.7% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/purba-champaran/kesaria/gonchhi/ · Updated 2026-11-03 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.