Kahra Block

Kahra Block कहरा प्रखंड کہرا بلوک
Block
Kahra Block Show map of Bihar Kahra Block Show map of India Location in Bihar, India
Coordinates (Kahra): 25°51′07″N 86°34′44″E / 25.8520355°N 86.5790166°E / 25.8520355; 86.5790166Coordinates: 25°51′07″N 86°34′44″E / 25.8520355°N 86.5790166°E / 25.8520355; 86.5790166
Country	India
State	Bihar
District	Saharsa
NO. of Village	37
Population (2011)
• Total	298,345
Time zone	IST (UTC+05:30)
PIN	852217
Telephone code	06478
Vehicle registration	BR
Sex ratio	894 females per 1000 males ♂/♀ ♂/♀
Language	Hindi Urdu
Additional language	English

Kahra Block with population of about 3 lakh is Saharsa district's the most populous sub district, located in Saharsa district of the state Bihar in India. There are 37 villages in the sub district, among them Bangaon is the most populous village with population of about 30 thousand and Kandaha is the least populous village with population of 214. Bangaon is the biggest village in the sub district with an area of 23 km2 and Deojaji is the smallest with 0 km2. There is only one city in the sub district that comes under the sub district administration which is Saharsa Nagar Parishad.^[1]

Demographics of Kahra Block

The sub district is home to about 3 lakh people, among them about 1.6 lakh (53%) are male and about 1.4 lakh (47%) are female. 90% of the whole population are from general caste, 10% are from schedule caste and 0% are schedule tribes. Child (aged under 6 years) population of Kahra community development block is 18%, among them 52% are boys and 48% are girls. There are about 57 thousand households in the sub district and an average 5 persons live in every family. The majority of the population, nearly 52% (about 1.6 lakh) live in Kahra Sub District urban part and 48% (about 1.4 lakh) population live in the Kahra Sub District rural part.^[2]

List of Village and Population

Name of Village	Population
Bangaon	30,061
Amarpur	2973
Amarpur	3150
Balhapatti	4039
Balhapatti Arazi	1524
Baluaha	1506
Bariahi	4177
Basauna	3269
Bharauli	1905
Bhuswarh Dih	2228
Bishunpur	1041
Bishunpur	1750
Chainpur Uttar Khand	8144
Deojaji	502
Deona Gopal	632
Dewari	2551
Dhagjari	3016
Dholi	2212
Dighia	3676
Garahiapatti	2472
Harpur	1201
Kahra	4093
Kandaha	214
Kharagpur	2430
Mohanpur	2850
Murli	4750
Nariar	9650
Parari	4591
Parwania	1715
Parwania	546
Patuwaha	5493
Rohua	2722
Rohuamon	3192
Siradipatti	3369
Solindabad	10,459
Tulsiahipatti	2166

Caste wise male female population of Kahra Block

	Total	General	SC	ST	Chind
No. of People	298345	269435	28448	462	52533

Religion wise distribution of population

Hindus contribute 83% of the total population and are the largest religious community in the sub district followed by Muslims which contribute 16% of the total population.. Female Sex ratio per 1000 male in Hindus are 889 in Muslims are 920.

	Total	Hindu	Muslim	Christian	Sikh	Buddhist	Jain	Others	Not stated
Total	298,345	248,348	49,104	516	64	17	52	1	243
Male	157,515	131,477	25,580	267	34	8	28	1	120
Female	140,830	116,871	23,524	249	30	9	24	0	123

Growth of population

Population of the sub district has increased by 17.3% in last 10 years. In 2001 census total population here were about 1.4 lakh. Female population growth rate of the sub district is 16.7% which is -1.2% lower than male population growth rate of 17.9%. General caste population has increased by 16.4%; Schedule caste population has increased by 21.9%; Schedule Tribe population has increased by 53.4% and child population has increased by 15.3% in the sub district since last census.

Biggest Villages by Area in Kahra Block

Name	Area(Km2)
Bangaon	22.6
Chainpur Uttar Khand	13
Solindabad	8.9
Murli	6.5
Patuwaha	6.2
Nariar	5.9
Kahra	5
Parari	4.1
Mohanpur	3.4
Balhapatti	3.2

Most populated Villages in Kahra Block

Name	Population
Bangaon	30061
Solindabad	10459
Nariar	9650
Chainpur Uttar Khand	8144
Patuwaha	5493
Murli	4750
Parari	4591
Bariahi	4177
Kahra	4093
Balhapatti	4039

Sex Ratio - Females per 1000 Male

As of 2011 census there are 894 females per 1000 male in the sub district. Sex ratio in general caste is 891, in schedule caste is 920 and in schedule tribe is 870. There are 927 girls under 6 years of age per 1000 boys of the same age in the sub district. Overall sex ratio in the sub district has increased by 10 females per 1000 male during the years from 2001 to 2011. Child sex ratio here has decreased by 4 girls per 1000 boys during the same time.

Villages with highest sex ratio in Kahra Block

Name	Sex Ratio
Deojaji	1008
Parwania	1007
Dholi	958
Tulsiahipatti	955
Parwania	953
Balhapatti Arazi	944
Bishunpur	944
Dighia	938
Amarpur	932
Kahra	930

Literacy

Total about 1.6 lakh people in the sub district are literate, among them about 98 thousand are male and about 67 thousand are female. Literacy rate (children under 6 are excluded) of Kahra is 67%. 75% of male and 58% of female population are literate here. Overall literacy rate in the sub district has increased by 7%. Male literacy has gone up by 4% and female literacy rate has gone up by 11%.

Villages with highest literacy rate in Kahra Block

Name	Literacy Rate %
Deojaji	88
Bharauli	86
Harpur	77
Kharagpur	74
Parwania	69
Bangaon	65
Murli	64
Bishunpur	63
Chainpur Uttar Khand	62
Patuwaha	60

Workers profile

Kahra has 29% (about 88 thousand) population engaged in either main or marginal works. 44% male and 13% female population are working population. 34% of total male population are main (full-time) workers and 11% are marginal (part-time) workers. For women 5% of total female population are main and 7% are marginal workers.

References

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