# Bithnauli Khemchand Village, Krityanand Nagar, Purnia (Bihar) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/purnia/krityanand-nagar/bithnauli-khemchand/ Village · Krityanand Nagar, Purnia # Bithnauli Khemchand Bithnauli Khemchand is a village in Krityanand Nagar sub-district of Purnia district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **19,662 people in 4,367 households**, the 1st largest of 68 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 58.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 51.8%. - 19,662people (2011) - 4,367households - 58.0%literacy - 923females per 1,000 males ## Bithnauli Khemchand PIN code and other codes Bithnauli Khemchand falls in Krityanand Nagar sub-district, Purnia district, Bihar. - Gram panchayatBithnauli East - Community development blockKrityanand Nagar - Census village code223399 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Bithnauli Khemchand from nearby towns? - Krityanand Nagar (sub-district HQ)3 km by road - Purnia (district HQ)15 km by road - Purnia (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 Bithnauli Khemchand? 11 services counted by the Census are inside Bithnauli Khemchand; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 4 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Post officeIn village - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Commercial bankIn village - ●Cooperative bankIn village - ●Mandi / regular marketIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Srinagar - ○Degree college5–10 km · Banmankhi - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Purnia - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Public bus service5–10 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)8 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 Bithnauli Khemchand known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 80% of the 2,564 hectares of village land is sown, and 1,661 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 Bithnauli Khemchand Of every 100 households in Bithnauli Khemchand in 2011, 11 had electricity, 14 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 29 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Bithnauli Khemchand · ■ Krityanand Nagar rural average Electricity for lighting ****11%** **16% Toilet within the home ****14%** **12% No toilet (open defecation) ****86%** **88% Tap water ****1%** **1% Drinking water within premises ****53%** **55% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%** **2% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%** **97% Use banking services ****40%** **28% Television ****6%** **10% Mobile phone ****29%** **33% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****4%** **6% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****35%** **33% 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 Bithnauli Khemchand? ■ Bithnauli Khemchand · ■ Krityanand Nagar rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****58.0%** **51.8% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****923** **929 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****931** **955 Working population ****41.1%** **39.7% ### Women and men Literacy is 65.6% for men and 49.8% for women. 49% of men and 32% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 745 (9%) · **■** Farm labourers 3,628 (45%) · **■** Household industry 77 (1%) · **■** Other work 494 (6%) · **■** Marginal 3,138 (39%) 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 Krityanand Nagar - Kohbara urf Ramnagar17,605 people - Ganeshpur16,745 people - Kajha14,713 people - Parora14,033 people [All 84 villages in Krityanand Nagar](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/purnia/krityanand-nagar/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Bithnauli Khemchand from Purnia?15 km by road - What is the population of Bithnauli Khemchand?19,662 (Census 2011) - Which district is Bithnauli Khemchand in?Purnia district (Krityanand Nagar sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Bithnauli Khemchand?58.0% (Census 2011)