# Bochgaon Village, Kasba, Purnia (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Kasba, Purnia 

# Bochgaon

Bochgaon is a village in Kasba sub-district of Purnia district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **3,907 people in 759 households**, the 14th largest of 59 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 45.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 46.7%.

- 3,907people (2011)
- 759households
- 45.0%literacy
- 927females per 1,000 males

## Bochgaon PIN code and other codes

Bochgaon falls in Kasba sub-district, Purnia district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatBochgaon
- Community development blockKasba
- Census village code223562

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

## How far is Bochgaon from nearby towns?

- Kasba (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Purnia (district HQ)22 km by road
- Kasba (nearest town)10 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 Bochgaon?

14 services counted by the Census are inside Bochgaon; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●State 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 · Kasba
- ○Degree college10+ km · Kasba
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Purnia
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 3 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 Bochgaon known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 95% of the 410 hectares of village land is sown, and 120 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 Bochgaon

Of every 100 households in Bochgaon in 2011, 7 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 60 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Bochgaon · ■ Kasba rural average

Electricity for lighting ****7%**

**15%

Toilet within the home ****4%**

**9%

No toilet (open defecation) ****95%**

**89%

Tap water ****0%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****69%**

**50%

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

**1%

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

**97%

Use banking services ****9%**

**19%

Television ****1%**

**6%

Mobile phone ****60%**

**36%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****26%**

**30%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Bochgaon?

■ Bochgaon · ■ Kasba rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****45.0%**

**46.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****927**

**937

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****879**

**965

Working population ****26.3%**

**31.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 52.2% for men and 37.3% for women. 41% of men and 10% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 260 (25%) · **■** Farm labourers 420 (41%) · **■** Household industry 16 (2%) · **■** Other work 48 (5%) · **■** Marginal 282 (27%)

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 Kasba

- Baraitha4,744 people
- Sadhauli4,434 people
- Kadwa4,204 people
- Sadhauli Khurd4,181 people
- Sarra3,857 people
- Sanjheli3,743 people
- Fatehpur3,606 people
- Kundalay3,605 people

[All 61 villages in Kasba](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/purnia/kasba/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Bochgaon from Purnia?22 km by road
- What is the population of Bochgaon?3,907 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bochgaon in?Purnia district (Kasba sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Bochgaon?45.0% (Census 2011)