# Kachaur Village, Sonbarsa, Sitamarhi (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/sitamarhi/sonbarsa/kachaur/ Village · Sonbarsa, Sitamarhi # Kachaur Kachaur is a village in Sonbarsa sub-district of Sitamarhi district, Bihar, PIN code **843317**. The 2011 Census counted **5,978 people in 1,137 households**, the 13th largest of 61 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 47.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 49.5%. - 5,978people (2011) - 1,137households - 47.4%literacy - 843317PIN code ## Kachaur PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Kachaur is 843317.** Kachaur falls in Sonbarsa sub-district, Sitamarhi district, Bihar. - PIN code843317 - Gram panchayatKachor - Community development blockSonbarsa - Census village code219077 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Kachaur from nearby towns? - Sonbarsa (sub-district HQ)16 km by road - Sitamarhi (district HQ)29 km by road - Sitamarhi (nearest town)29 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 Kachaur? 16 services counted by the Census are inside Kachaur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 4 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Madhuban - ○Degree college10+ km · Sitamarhi - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Sitamarhi - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Public bus service5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps 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 Kachaur known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 66% of the 196 hectares of village land is sown, and 35 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 Kachaur Of every 100 households in Kachaur in 2011, 5 had electricity, 21 a toilet at home and 5 cooked with LPG; 68 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Kachaur · ■ Sonbarsa rural average Electricity for lighting ****5%** **2% Toilet within the home ****21%** **20% No toilet (open defecation) ****79%** **79% Tap water ****1%** **2% Drinking water within premises ****38%** **35% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****5%** **5% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****94%** **93% Use banking services ****64%** **37% Television ****7%** **5% Mobile phone ****68%** **41% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****6%** **5% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****23%** **30% Own their home ****98%** **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 Kachaur? ■ Kachaur · ■ Sonbarsa rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****47.4%** **49.5% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****903** **908 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****918** **935 Working population ****33.6%** **32.8% ### Women and men Literacy is 54.7% for men and 39.2% for women. 49% of men and 17% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 347 (17%) · **■** Farm labourers 820 (41%) · **■** Household industry 19 (1%) · **■** Other work 268 (13%) · **■** Marginal 555 (28%) 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 Sonbarsa - Indarwa7,887 people - Dostia6,852 people - Bagaha6,408 people - Fatehpur6,326 people - Dalakwa Dalki5,719 people - Marhia Tetaria5,658 people - Bishunpur urf Gonahi Bishunpur5,260 people - Bela5,121 people [All 64 villages in Sonbarsa](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/sitamarhi/sonbarsa/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Kachaur?843317 - How far is Kachaur from Sitamarhi?29 km by road - What is the population of Kachaur?5,978 (Census 2011) - Which district is Kachaur in?Sitamarhi district (Sonbarsa sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Kachaur?47.4% (Census 2011)