# Kaurihar Village, Raxaul, Purba Champaran (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Raxaul, Purba Champaran 

# Kaurihar

Kaurihar is a village in Raxaul sub-district of Purba Champaran district, Bihar, PIN code **845305**. The 2011 Census counted **9,703 people in 1,730 households**, the 4th largest of 41 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 50.2%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 49.8%.

- 9,703people (2011)
- 1,730households
- 50.2%literacy
- 845305PIN code

## Kaurihar PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Kaurihar is 845305.** Kaurihar falls in Raxaul sub-district, Purba Champaran district, Bihar.

- PIN code845305
- Gram panchayatDhangarhwakaurihar
- Community development blockRaxaul
- Census village code217482

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

## How far is Kaurihar from nearby towns?

- Raxaul (sub-district HQ)2 km by road
- Motihari (district HQ)52 km by road
- Raxaul (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 Kaurihar?

17 services counted by the Census are inside Kaurihar; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 2 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Degree collegeIn village · 1 govt
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●National highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn 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 · Raxaul
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Motihari
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Railway stationunder 5 km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)5 h summer · 4 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 Kaurihar known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 74% of the 446 hectares of village land is sown, and 203 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 Kaurihar

Of every 100 households in Kaurihar in 2011, 29 had electricity, 32 a toilet at home and 17 cooked with LPG; 46 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Kaurihar · ■ Raxaul rural average

Electricity for lighting ****29%**

**15%

Toilet within the home ****32%**

**15%

No toilet (open defecation) ****67%**

**84%

Tap water ****1%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****50%**

**34%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****17%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****82%**

**95%

Use banking services ****35%**

**30%

Television ****25%**

**12%

Mobile phone ****46%**

**48%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****12%**

**6%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**1%

None of these assets ****31%**

**24%

Own their home ****92%**

**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 Kaurihar?

■ Kaurihar · ■ Raxaul rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****50.2%**

**49.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****895**

**899

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****919**

**924

Working population ****29.5%**

**36.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 59.0% for men and 40.2% for women. 46% of men and 11% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 254 (9%) · **■** Farm labourers 1,023 (36%) · **■** Household industry 42 (1%) · **■** Other work 983 (34%) · **■** Marginal 560 (20%)

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 Raxaul

- Palanwan13,390 people
- HardiYa11,458 people
- Bhelahi10,471 people
- Parsauna Tapsi9,455 people
- Nonea9,379 people
- Purandra8,499 people
- Laukariya7,378 people

[All 43 villages in Raxaul](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/purba-champaran/raxaul/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Kaurihar?845305
- How far is Kaurihar from Motihari?52 km by road
- What is the population of Kaurihar?9,703 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kaurihar in?Purba Champaran district (Raxaul sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Kaurihar?50.2% (Census 2011)
