# Khoja Gachhi Village, Barbigha, Sheikhpura (Bihar) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/sheikhpura/barbigha/khoja-gachhi/ Village · Barbigha, Sheikhpura # Khoja Gachhi Khoja Gachhi is a village in Barbigha sub-district of Sheikhpura district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,545 people in 232 households**, the 21st largest of 43 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 79.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 66.1%. - 1,545people (2011) - 232households - 79.8%literacy - 971females per 1,000 males ## Khoja Gachhi PIN code and other codes Khoja Gachhi falls in Barbigha sub-district, Sheikhpura district, Bihar. - Gram panchayatSamaskhurd - Community development blockBarbigha - Census village code243812 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Khoja Gachhi from nearby towns? - Barbigha (sub-district HQ)6 km by road - Sheikhpura (district HQ)18 km by road - Barbigha (nearest town)6 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 Khoja Gachhi? 6 services counted by the Census are inside Khoja Gachhi; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Barbigha - ○Degree college5–10 km · Barbigha - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Barbigha - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Public bus service5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river - Electricity (2011)4 h summer · 5 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 Khoja Gachhi known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 84% of the 80 hectares of village land is sown, and 65 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 Khoja Gachhi Of every 100 households in Khoja Gachhi in 2011, 27 had electricity, 33 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 75 had a mobile phone, 11 a two-wheeler and 4 a car. ■ Khoja Gachhi · ■ Barbigha rural average Electricity for lighting ****27%** **14% Toilet within the home ****33%** **34% No toilet (open defecation) ****66%** **64% Tap water ****2%** **3% Drinking water within premises ****42%** **46% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%** **2% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%** **95% Use banking services ****68%** **45% Television ****26%** **15% Mobile phone ****75%** **57% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****11%** **6% Car / jeep / van ****4%** **1% None of these assets ****13%** **28% Own their home ****97%** **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 Khoja Gachhi? ■ Khoja Gachhi · ■ Barbigha rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****79.8%** **66.1% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****971** **943 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****972** **962 Working population ****20.1%** **35.9% ### Women and men Literacy is 91.3% for men and 67.9% for women. 29% of men and 11% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 49 (16%) · **■** Farm labourers 12 (4%) · **■** Household industry 6 (2%) · **■** Other work 66 (21%) · **■** Marginal 178 (57%) 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 Barbigha - Mirzapur1,841 people - Musapur1,659 people - Milki Chak1,647 people - Jagdishpur1,627 people - Kazi Fatu Chak1,541 people - Ahiapur1,478 people - Rajoura1,462 people - Kuseri1,443 people [All 63 villages in Barbigha](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/sheikhpura/barbigha/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Khoja Gachhi from Sheikhpura?18 km by road - What is the population of Khoja Gachhi?1,545 (Census 2011) - Which district is Khoja Gachhi in?Sheikhpura district (Barbigha sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Khoja Gachhi?79.8% (Census 2011)