# Kahra Village, Kahara, Saharsa (Bihar) – PIN Code & Facilities

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Village · Kahara, Saharsa 

# Kahra

Kahra is a village in Kahara sub-district of Saharsa district, Bihar, PIN code **852216**. The 2011 Census counted **4,093 people in 807 households**, the 9th largest of 37 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 58.1%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 57.3%.

- 4,093people (2011)
- 807households
- 58.1%literacy
- 852216PIN code

## Kahra PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Kahra is 852216.** Kahra falls in Kahara sub-district, Saharsa district, Bihar.

- PIN code852216
- Gram panchayatBariahi
- Community development blockKahara
- Census village code226433

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

## How far is Kahra from nearby towns?

- Kahara (sub-district HQ)2 km by road
- Saharsa (district HQ)2 km by road
- Saharsa (nearest town)1 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 Kahra?

11 services counted by the Census are inside Kahra; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn 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 school10+ km · Saharsa
- ○Degree college10+ km · Saharsa
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Saharsa
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)1 h summer · 1 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 Kahra known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 77% of the 503 hectares of village land is sown, and 265 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 Kahra

Of every 100 households in Kahra in 2011, 27 had electricity, 40 a toilet at home and 21 cooked with LPG; 44 had a mobile phone, 11 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Kahra · ■ Kahara rural average

Electricity for lighting ****27%**

**17%

Toilet within the home ****40%**

**23%

No toilet (open defecation) ****60%**

**76%

Tap water ****8%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****63%**

**56%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****21%**

**7%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****70%**

**90%

Use banking services ****26%**

**35%

Television ****23%**

**12%

Mobile phone ****44%**

**42%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****11%**

**6%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**1%

None of these assets ****38%**

**35%

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 Kahra?

■ Kahra · ■ Kahara rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****58.1%**

**57.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****930**

**911

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****915**

**938

Working population ****32.9%**

**32.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 67.6% for men and 48.0% for women. 46% of men and 19% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 138 (10%) · **■** Farm labourers 698 (52%) · **■** Household industry 9 (1%) · **■** Other work 345 (26%) · **■** Marginal 156 (12%)

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 Kahara

- Patuwaha5,493 people
- Murli4,750 people
- Parari4,591 people
- Bariahi4,177 people
- Balhapatti4,039 people
- Dighia3,676 people
- Siradipatti3,369 people
- Basauna3,269 people

[All 43 villages in Kahara](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/saharsa/kahara/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Kahra?852216
- How far is Kahra from Saharsa?2 km by road
- What is the population of Kahra?4,093 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kahra in?Saharsa district (Kahara sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Kahra?58.1% (Census 2011)