# Kanahar Village, Barharia, Siwan (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Barharia, Siwan 

# Kanahar

Kanahar is a village in Barharia sub-district of Siwan district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,520 people in 323 households**, the 81st largest of 139 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 68.9%.

- 1,520people (2011)
- 323households
- 71.8%literacy
- 961females per 1,000 males

## Kanahar PIN code and other codes

Kanahar falls in Barharia sub-district, Siwan district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatBhaluara
- Community development blockBarharia
- Census village code231539

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

## How far is Kanahar from nearby towns?

- Barharia (sub-district HQ)9 km by road
- Siwan (district HQ)14 km by road
- Siwan (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 Kanahar?

11 services counted by the Census are inside Kanahar; 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
- ●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 school5–10 km · Dindyal
- ○Degree college10+ km · Siwan
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Siwan
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)2 h summer · 2 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 Kanahar known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 86% of the 58 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 Kanahar

Of every 100 households in Kanahar in 2011, 0 had electricity, 11 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 67 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Kanahar · ■ Barharia rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**7%

Toilet within the home ****11%**

**23%

No toilet (open defecation) ****89%**

**77%

Tap water ****1%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****46%**

**70%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**5%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**94%

Use banking services ****52%**

**67%

Television ****1%**

**10%

Mobile phone ****67%**

**69%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**11%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****17%**

**12%

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 Kanahar?

■ Kanahar · ■ Barharia rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****71.8%**

**68.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****961**

**957

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1072**

**963

Working population ****30.7%**

**30.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 81.8% for men and 61.0% for women. 46% of men and 15% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 87 (19%) · **■** Farm labourers 88 (19%) · **■** Other work 44 (9%) · **■** Marginal 247 (53%)

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 Barharia

- Paranpur1,586 people
- Kuahi1,581 people
- Chak Pararauna1,573 people
- Pakwalya1,526 people
- Pakri Sultan1,495 people
- Patti Bhalua1,432 people
- Nasopur Saraia1,414 people
- Patarhatha1,405 people

[All 140 villages in Barharia](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/siwan/barharia/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Kanahar from Siwan?14 km by road
- What is the population of Kanahar?1,520 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kanahar in?Siwan district (Barharia sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Kanahar?71.8% (Census 2011)