# Kanhaur Village, Baisa, Purnia (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Baisa, Purnia 

# Kanhaur

Kanhaur is a village in Baisa sub-district of Purnia district, Bihar, PIN code **855115**. The 2011 Census counted **1,153 people in 237 households**, the 69th largest of 118 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 51.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 43.3%.

- 1,153people (2011)
- 237households
- 51.0%literacy
- 855115PIN code

## Kanhaur PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Kanhaur is 855115.** Kanhaur falls in Baisa sub-district, Purnia district, Bihar.

- PIN code855115
- Gram panchayatKaujia
- Community development blockBaisa
- Census village code223942

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

## How far is Kanhaur from nearby towns?

- Baisa (sub-district HQ)18 km by road
- Purnia (district HQ)72 km by road
- Kishanganj (nearest town)17 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 Kanhaur?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Kanhaur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Kankai
- ○Degree college10+ km · Kishanganj
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Purnia
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes

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 Kanhaur known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 60% of the 99 hectares of village land is sown, and 40 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 Kanhaur

Of every 100 households in Kanhaur in 2011, 0 had electricity, 48 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 9 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Kanhaur · ■ Baisa rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**1%

Toilet within the home ****48%**

**5%

No toilet (open defecation) ****52%**

**94%

Tap water ****0%**

**0%

Drinking water within premises ****52%**

**20%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**0%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**96%

Use banking services ****16%**

**14%

Television ****0%**

**2%

Mobile phone ****9%**

**30%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**4%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****27%**

**40%

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 Kanhaur?

■ Kanhaur · ■ Baisa rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****51.0%**

**43.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****893**

**928

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****899**

**950

Working population ****31.4%**

**28.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 63.3% for men and 37.3% for women. 52% of men and 8% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 61 (17%) · **■** Farm labourers 282 (78%) · **■** Other work 5 (1%) · **■** Marginal 14 (4%)

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 Baisa

- Pagla1,228 people
- Titiha1,218 people
- Sila Raghunathpur1,188 people
- Bardiha1,174 people
- Mahnaro Istamrar1,144 people
- Sonapur1,134 people
- Panki Milik1,133 people
- Budhiar1,066 people

[All 132 villages in Baisa](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/purnia/baisa/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Kanhaur?855115
- How far is Kanhaur from Purnia?72 km by road
- What is the population of Kanhaur?1,153 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kanhaur in?Purnia district (Baisa sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Kanhaur?51.0% (Census 2011)