# Kechua Village, Karakat, Rohtas (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Karakat, Rohtas 

# Kechua

Kechua is a village in Karakat sub-district of Rohtas district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,527 people in 252 households**, the 53rd largest of 128 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 82.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 73.9%.

- 1,527people (2011)
- 252households
- 82.3%literacy
- 955females per 1,000 males

## Kechua PIN code and other codes

Kechua falls in Karakat sub-district, Rohtas district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatSonbarsa
- Community development blockKarakat
- Census village code251330

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?

- Karakat (sub-district HQ)6 km by road
- Sasaram (district HQ)66 km by road
- Bikramganj (nearest town)14 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?

6 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
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Kopa
- ○Degree college10+ km · Aara
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gaya
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)5 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 Kechua known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 84% of the 82 hectares of village land is sown, and 69 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, 0 had electricity, 8 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 50 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Kechua · ■ Karakat rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**14%

Toilet within the home ****8%**

**21%

No toilet (open defecation) ****92%**

**78%

Tap water ****0%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****93%**

**84%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%**

**93%

Use banking services ****39%**

**66%

Television ****5%**

**19%

Mobile phone ****50%**

**67%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**9%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****25%**

**18%

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 Kechua?

■ Kechua · ■ Karakat rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****82.3%**

**73.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****955**

**920

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****906**

**926

Working population ****49.8%**

**32.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 86.8% for men and 77.6% for women. 51% of men and 49% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 1 (0%) · **■** Farm labourers 2 (0%) · **■** Household industry 13 (2%) · **■** Other work 18 (2%) · **■** Marginal 727 (96%)

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 Karakat

- Gadura1,609 people
- Nad1,558 people
- Panredih1,552 people
- Basdiha1,542 people
- Jamua1,508 people
- Paraiya1,504 people
- Chilha1,501 people
- Kaeth Bahuara1,498 people

[All 150 villages in Karakat](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/rohtas/karakat/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Kechua from Sasaram?66 km by road
- What is the population of Kechua?1,527 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kechua in?Rohtas district (Karakat sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Kechua?82.3% (Census 2011)