# Kechua Village, Dagarua, Purnia (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Dagarua, Purnia 

# Kechua

Kechua is a village in Dagarua sub-district of Purnia district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,299 people in 235 households**, the 59th largest of 140 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 35.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 45.6%.

- 1,299people (2011)
- 235households
- 35.7%literacy
- 864females per 1,000 males

## Kechua PIN code and other codes

Kechua falls in Dagarua sub-district, Purnia district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatAdhkaili
- Community development blockDagarua
- Census village code224138

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

## How far is Kechua from nearby towns?

- Dagarua (sub-district HQ)14 km by road
- Purnia (district HQ)30 km by road
- Purnia (nearest town)30 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 Kechua?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Dagarua
- ○Degree college10+ km · Purnia
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Purnia
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and canal / river

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 Kechua known for?

The main crops are **paddy, wheat and jute**. About 63% of the 85 hectares of village land is sown, and 33 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 Kechua

Of every 100 households in Kechua in 2011, 23 had electricity, 12 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 38 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Kechua · ■ Dagarua rural average

Electricity for lighting ****23%**

**12%

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

**7%

No toilet (open defecation) ****88%**

**91%

Tap water ****8%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****31%**

**38%

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

**1%

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

**98%

Use banking services ****10%**

**21%

Television ****11%**

**6%

Mobile phone ****38%**

**36%

Computer with internet ****3%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**5%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**2%

None of these assets ****21%**

**35%

Own their home ****93%**

**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 Kechua?

■ Kechua · ■ Dagarua rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****35.7%**

**45.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****864**

**924

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****993**

**975

Working population ****42.0%**

**30.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 44.2% for men and 25.3% for women. 53% of men and 30% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 57 (10%) · **■** Farm labourers 437 (80%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 15 (3%) · **■** Marginal 35 (6%)

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 Dagarua

- Bhakhri1,356 people
- Bandrak1,332 people
- Baraili1,312 people
- Harkheli1,305 people
- Chikni1,235 people
- Gerki1,226 people
- Minapur1,225 people
- Amna1,196 people

[All 154 villages in Dagarua](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/purnia/dagarua/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Kechua from Purnia?30 km by road
- What is the population of Kechua?1,299 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kechua in?Purnia district (Dagarua sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Kechua?35.7% (Census 2011)