# Kuchah Village, Garkha, Saran (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Garkha, Saran 

# Kuchah

Kuchah is a village in Garkha sub-district of Saran district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,712 people in 227 households**, the 62nd largest of 99 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 56.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 64.6%.

- 1,712people (2011)
- 227households
- 56.2%literacy
- 968females per 1,000 males

## Kuchah PIN code and other codes

Kuchah falls in Garkha sub-district, Saran district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatHasanpura
- Community development blockGarkha
- Census village code234362

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

## How far is Kuchah from nearby towns?

- Garkha (sub-district HQ)6 km by road
- Chhapra (district HQ)16 km by road
- Chapra (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 Kuchah?

11 services counted by the Census are inside Kuchah; 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
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Raypura
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Rampur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Marhaura
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)2 h summer · 4 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 Kuchah known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 90% of the 100 hectares of village land is sown, and 70 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 Kuchah

Of every 100 households in Kuchah in 2011, 0 had electricity, 5 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 61 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Kuchah · ■ Garkha rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**9%

Toilet within the home ****5%**

**16%

No toilet (open defecation) ****90%**

**83%

Tap water ****0%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****65%**

**62%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****74%**

**95%

Use banking services ****91%**

**57%

Television ****6%**

**19%

Mobile phone ****61%**

**60%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****12%**

**10%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****5%**

**17%

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 Kuchah?

■ Kuchah · ■ Garkha rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****56.2%**

**64.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****968**

**960

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000**

**943

Working population ****22.9%**

**26.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 70.9% for men and 40.8% for women. 43% of men and 2% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 169 (43%) · **■** Farm labourers 88 (22%) · **■** Other work 19 (5%) · **■** Marginal 116 (30%)

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 Garkha

- Barbakpur1,867 people
- Chhot Jhaua1,855 people
- Muraudpur1,841 people
- Bishamharpur1,791 people
- Phursatpur1,687 people
- Bhagwani Chhapra1,624 people
- Bazidpur1,602 people
- Kamalpur1,542 people

[All 113 villages in Garkha](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/saran/garkha/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Kuchah from Chhapra?16 km by road
- What is the population of Kuchah?1,712 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kuchah in?Saran district (Garkha sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Kuchah?56.2% (Census 2011)