# Kishunkara Village, Madhuban, Purba Champaran (Bihar)

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Village · Madhuban, Purba Champaran 

# Kishunkara

Kishunkara is a village in Madhuban sub-district of Purba Champaran district, Bihar, PIN code **845420**. The 2011 Census counted **9,716 people in 1,931 households**, the 1st largest of 54 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 52.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 49.8%.

- 9,716people (2011)
- 1,931households
- 52.2%literacy
- 845420PIN code

## Kishunkara PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Kishunkara is 845420.** Kishunkara falls in Madhuban sub-district, Purba Champaran district, Bihar.

- PIN code845420
- Gram panchayatKrishna Nagar
- Community development blockMadhuban
- Census village code218603

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

## How far is Kishunkara from nearby towns?

- Madhuban (sub-district HQ)5 km by road
- Motihari (district HQ)45 km by road
- Madhuban (nearest town)5 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 Kishunkara?

19 services counted by the Census are inside Kishunkara; 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 · 3 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●National highwayIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Commercial bankIn village
- ●Cooperative bankIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Hardiya
- ○Degree college10+ km · Chakiya
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Motihari
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)5 h summer · 5 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 Kishunkara known for?

The main crops are **paddy and wheat**. About 94% of the 626 hectares of village land is sown, and 502 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 Kishunkara

Of every 100 households in Kishunkara in 2011, 0 had electricity, 21 a toilet at home and 5 cooked with LPG; 73 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Kishunkara · ■ Madhuban rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**3%

Toilet within the home ****21%**

**13%

No toilet (open defecation) ****79%**

**86%

Tap water ****1%**

**3%

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

**49%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****5%**

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****95%**

**97%

Use banking services ****71%**

**41%

Television ****12%**

**7%

Mobile phone ****73%**

**54%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**7%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**3%

None of these assets ****9%**

**18%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Kishunkara?

■ Kishunkara · ■ Madhuban rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****52.2%**

**49.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****875**

**900

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****917**

**944

Working population ****27.8%**

**32.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 61.5% for men and 41.4% for women. 46% of men and 7% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 262 (10%) · **■** Farm labourers 328 (12%) · **■** Household industry 57 (2%) · **■** Other work 243 (9%) · **■** Marginal 1,808 (67%)

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 Madhuban

- Dulhuma8,352 people
- Kauria7,062 people
- Jitaura6,592 people
- Bara Gobind Tola Sawangiya5,840 people

[All 56 villages in Madhuban](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/purba-champaran/madhuban/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Kishunkara?845420
- How far is Kishunkara from Motihari?45 km by road
- What is the population of Kishunkara?9,716 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kishunkara in?Purba Champaran district (Madhuban sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Kishunkara?52.2% (Census 2011)
