# Kavaia Village, Purnia East, Purnia (Bihar) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/purnia/purnia-east/kavaia/ Village · Purnia East, Purnia # Kavaia Kavaia is a village in Purnia East sub-district of Purnia district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **6,430 people in 1,229 households**, the 4th largest of 77 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 42.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 49.6%. - 6,430people (2011) - 1,229households - 42.4%literacy - 936females per 1,000 males ## Kavaia PIN code and other codes Kavaia falls in Purnia East sub-district, Purnia district, Bihar. - Gram panchayatKavaia - Community development blockPurnia East - Census village code223469 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Kavaia from nearby towns? - Purnia East (sub-district HQ)12 km by road - Purnia (district HQ)12 km by road - Purnia (nearest town)12 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 Kavaia? 11 services counted by the Census are inside Kavaia; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 4 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Mandi / regular marketIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Ranipatra - ○Degree college10+ km · Ranipatra - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Purnia - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 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 wateruntreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds 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 Kavaia known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 78% of the 748 hectares of village land is sown, and 106 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 Kavaia Of every 100 households in Kavaia in 2011, 11 had electricity, 19 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 26 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Kavaia · ■ Purnia East rural average Electricity for lighting ****11%** **22% Toilet within the home ****19%** **12% No toilet (open defecation) ****81%** **87% Tap water ****0%** **1% Drinking water within premises ****40%** **50% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **2% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%** **96% Use banking services ****16%** **22% Television ****6%** **12% Mobile phone ****26%** **33% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****6%** **6% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****34%** **31% Own their home ****98%** **97% 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 Kavaia? ■ Kavaia · ■ Purnia East rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****42.4%** **49.6% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****936** **933 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****953** **968 Working population ****33.2%** **33.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 48.0% for men and 36.3% for women. 46% of men and 20% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 298 (14%) · **■** Farm labourers 1,443 (68%) · **■** Household industry 17 (1%) · **■** Other work 62 (3%) · **■** Marginal 317 (15%) 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 Purnia East - Chandi14,004 people - Lalganj11,045 people - Rampur7,086 people - Raziganj6,361 people - Maharajpur5,505 people - Mahendrapur5,444 people - Kathua5,075 people [All 83 villages in Purnia East](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/purnia/purnia-east/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Kavaia from Purnia?12 km by road - What is the population of Kavaia?6,430 (Census 2011) - Which district is Kavaia in?Purnia district (Purnia East sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Kavaia?42.4% (Census 2011)