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

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Village · Baisa, Purnia 

# Nikandaha

Nikandaha is a village in Baisa sub-district of Purnia district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,784 people in 382 households**, the 43rd largest of 118 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 48.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 43.3%.

- 1,784people (2011)
- 382households
- 48.4%literacy
- 998females per 1,000 males

## Nikandaha PIN code and other codes

Nikandaha falls in Baisa sub-district, Purnia district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatRaiber
- Community development blockBaisa
- Census village code223895

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

## How far is Nikandaha from nearby towns?

- Baisa (sub-district HQ)12 km by road
- Purnia (district HQ)65 km by road
- Purnia (nearest town)65 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 Nikandaha?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Nikandaha; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary 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 · Amaur
- ○Degree college10+ km · Purnia
- ○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
- ○ATM10+ 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 Nikandaha known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 55% of the 231 hectares of village land is sown, and 108 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 Nikandaha

Of every 100 households in Nikandaha in 2011, 1 had electricity, 12 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 27 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Nikandaha · ■ Baisa rural average

Electricity for lighting ****1%**

**1%

Toilet within the home ****12%**

**5%

No toilet (open defecation) ****85%**

**94%

Tap water ****0%**

**0%

Drinking water within premises ****15%**

**20%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**0%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**96%

Use banking services ****15%**

**14%

Television ****0%**

**2%

Mobile phone ****27%**

**30%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**4%

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

**1%

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

**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 Nikandaha?

■ Nikandaha · ■ Baisa rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****48.4%**

**43.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****998**

**928

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1112**

**950

Working population ****22.2%**

**28.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 58.5% for men and 38.0% for women. 43% of men and 1% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 113 (29%) · **■** Farm labourers 209 (53%) · **■** Other work 18 (5%) · **■** Marginal 56 (14%)

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

- Baisa1,928 people
- Palankaf1,909 people
- Tetalia1,898 people
- Parapurnia1,866 people
- Kilpara Khurd1,773 people
- Jairampur1,753 people
- Sonamani1,732 people
- Rahua1,715 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Nikandaha from Purnia?65 km by road
- What is the population of Nikandaha?1,784 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Nikandaha in?Purnia district (Baisa sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Nikandaha?48.4% (Census 2011)