# Kushar Village, Turkaulia, Purba Champaran (Bihar) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/purba-champaran/turkaulia/kushar/ Village · Turkaulia, Purba Champaran # Kushar Kushar is a village in Turkaulia sub-district of Purba Champaran district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,489 people in 323 households**, the 26th largest of 33 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 70.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 53.6%. - 1,489people (2011) - 323households - 70.6%literacy - 919females per 1,000 males ## Kushar PIN code and other codes Kushar falls in Turkaulia sub-district, Purba Champaran district, Bihar. - Gram panchayatMathurapur, Madhopur Madhumalat - Community development blockTurkaulia - Census village code218003 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Kushar from nearby towns? - Turkaulia (sub-district HQ)10 km by road - Motihari (district HQ)15 km by road - Motihari (nearest town)15 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 Kushar? 11 services counted by the Census are inside Kushar; 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 - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Turkaulia - ○Degree college10+ km · Motihari - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Motihari - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Public bus service10+ km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river - Electricity (2011)2 h summer · 6 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 Kushar known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 85% of the 188 hectares of village land is sown, and 100 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 Kushar Of every 100 households in Kushar in 2011, 3 had electricity, 41 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 71 had a mobile phone, 14 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Kushar · ■ Turkaulia rural average Electricity for lighting ****3%** **7% Toilet within the home ****41%** **15% No toilet (open defecation) ****58%** **84% Tap water ****5%** **2% Drinking water within premises ****56%** **50% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%** **5% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%** **94% Use banking services ****54%** **40% Television ****14%** **9% Mobile phone ****71%** **60% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****14%** **9% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **2% None of these assets ****12%** **15% Own their home ****97%** **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 Kushar? ■ Kushar · ■ Turkaulia rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****70.6%** **53.6% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****919** **916 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****947** **923 Working population ****25.8%** **36.0% ### Women and men Literacy is 78.2% for men and 62.2% for women. 45% of men and 5% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 144 (38%) · **■** Farm labourers 74 (19%) · **■** Household industry 3 (1%) · **■** Other work 63 (16%) · **■** Marginal 100 (26%) 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 Turkaulia - Tikulia2,237 people - Majharia1,914 people - Chainpur1,826 people - Khagni1,645 people - Parsauna1,299 people - Rampur Chargaha1,266 people - Babhnaulia1,204 people - Mathwa1,030 people [All 34 villages in Turkaulia](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/purba-champaran/turkaulia/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Kushar from Motihari?15 km by road - What is the population of Kushar?1,489 (Census 2011) - Which district is Kushar in?Purba Champaran district (Turkaulia sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Kushar?70.6% (Census 2011)