Kahra

Kahra
कहरा
کہرا
Village
Kahra
Location in Bihar, India
Kahra
Kahra (India)
Coordinates (kahra): 25°51′58″N 86°33′27″E / 25.8660706°N 86.5575979°E / 25.8660706; 86.5575979Coordinates: 25°51′58″N 86°33′27″E / 25.8660706°N 86.5575979°E / 25.8660706; 86.5575979
Country  India
State Bihar
District Saharsa
Elevation 45.3 m (148.6 ft)
Population (2011)
 • Total 4,093
Time zone UTC+05:30 (IST)
PIN 852216
Telephone code 06478
ISO 3166 code IN-BR
Vehicle registration BR
Sex ratio 930 females per 1000 males ♂/♀ ♂/♀
Language Hindi, Maithili, Urdu
Additional language English

Kahra is a village with population of 4093 is Kahra sub district's the 9th most populous village, located in Kahra sub district of Saharsa district in the state Bihar in India. The total geographical area of Kahra village is 5 km2 and it is the 7th biggest village by area in the sub district. The population density of the village is 814 persons per km2. The nearest town to the village is Saharsa and the distance from Kahra village to Saharsa is 1 km. The village has its own post office and the pin code of Kahra village is 852216. The village comes under Bariahi panchayat. Kahra is the sub district headquarters and the distance from the village is 2 km. District headquarter of the village is Saharsa which is 2 km away.[1]

Demographics

The village is home to 4093 people, among them 2121 (52%) are male and 1972 (48%) are female. 89% of the whole population are from general caste, 11% are from schedule caste. The child (aged under 6 years) population of Kahra village is 19%, among them 52% are boys and 48% are girls. There are 807 households in the village and an average 5 persons live in every family. In Kahra village population of children with age 0-6 is 789 which makes up 19.28% of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Kahra village is 930 which is higher than Bihar state average of 918. Child Sex Ratio for the Kahra as per census is 915, lower than Bihar average of 935.[2]

Growth of populations

The population of the village has increased by 23.2% in last 10 years. In 2001 census total population here were 3322. Female population growth rate of the village is 19.7% which is -6.9% lower than male population growth rate of 26.6%. General caste population has increased by 21.8%; Schedule caste population has increased by 36% and child population has increased by 12.6% in the village since last census.

Sex Ratio - Females per 1000 Male

As of 2011 census there are 930 females per 1000 male in the village. Sex ratio in general caste is 931, in schedule caste is 922. There are 915 girls under 6 years of age per 1000 boys of the same age in the village. Overall sex ratio in the village has decreased by 53 females per 1000 male during the years from 2001 to 2011. Child sex ratio here has decreased by 105 girls per 1000 boys during the same time.

Literacy

Total 1920 people in the village are literate, among them 1155 are male and 765 are female. Literacy rate (children under 6 are excluded) of Kahra is 58%. 68% of male and 48% of female population are literate here. Overall literacy rate in the village has increased by 10%. Male literacy has gone up by 9% and female literacy rate has gone up by 12%.

Workers profile

Kahra has 33% (1346) population engaged in either main or marginal works. 46% male and 19% female population are working population. 44% of total male population are main (full-time) workers and 2% are marginal (part-time) workers. For women 13% of total female population are main and 6% are marginal workers. The food crop in the village is paddy rice and wheat. Cash crops includes Makhana, Vegetables, Mango (of different quality and quantity well known in nearby villages), mustard, mecca (maize).

How to reach Kahra

  • By Rail

Saharsa Jn Railway Station (near to Saharsa) is the Railway stations reachable from nearby towns.

  • By Road

Saharsa is the nearby by towns to Kahra having road connectivity.

Map

Direction Kahra Google Map[3]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Kahra Village". indikosh.com. Retrieved 2016-09-11.
  2. ↑ "Kahra Village Population - Kahara - Saharsa, Bihar". census2011.co.in. Retrieved 2016-09-11.
  3. ↑ "Google Maps". google.co.in. Retrieved 2016-09-11.
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