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Village snapshot
Quick panchayat-at-a-glance
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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
Mufat Lal Singh
Contact: 93****3193
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- LGD code
- 222271
- Pincode
- 855117
- Post office
- Taiyabpur
- Population
- 1,183
- Households
- 233
- Literacy rate
- 45.7%
- Sex ratio
- 952 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 306
Census 2011 · in context
How Kast Kharra compares
By population, Kast Kharra ranks #40 of 81 villages in Terhagachh mandal.
Literacy rate
%
45.7%
+2.2% vs mandal average
- Kast Kharra
- 45.7%
- Terhagachh mandal
- 43.5%
- Kishanganj district
- 44.1%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
952
+13 vs mandal average
- Kast Kharra
- 952
- Terhagachh mandal
- 939
Household size
people per home
5.1
+0.2 vs mandal average
- Kast Kharra
- 5.1
- Terhagachh mandal
- 4.9
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Kast Kharra at a glance
Kast Kharra is a village of 1,183 people in 233 households (Census 2011) in Terhagachh block, Kishanganj district, Bihar, the 40th-largest of 81 villages in Terhagachh block. Literacy is 46%, 2 points above the block average of 44% and the sex ratio is 952 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 855117, served by Taiyabpur post office; the LGD village code is 222271. The sarpanch is Mufat Lal Singh, and the village votes in Kasba assembly constituency, represented by MLA Nitesh Kumar Singh. The population is estimated at 1,395 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Chilahnia →
Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kast Kharra · this village | 1,183 | 46% | — |
| Chilhania · Terhagachh | 1,990 | 47% | — |
| Kuari · Terhagachh | 1,854 | 54% | — |
| Babhangawan · Terhagachh | 1,491 | 40% | — |
| Ghani Phulsara · Terhagachh | 1,477 | 33% | — |
| Suhia · Terhagachh | 1,418 | 47% | — |
| Deorikhas · Terhagachh | 1,412 | 50% | — |
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Kast Kharra
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- No
- Electricity for homes
- No
- Electricity for farms
- No
- Power hours (summer)
- 0
- Power hours (winter)
- 0
- Primary school
- 1
- Middle school
- 0
- Secondary school
- 0
- Senior secondary
- 0
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 0
- Health sub-centre
- 0
- Community health centre
- 0
- Dispensary
- 0
- Veterinary hospital
- 0
- Post office
- No
- Sub post office
- No
- Commercial bank
- No
- Cooperative bank
- No
- ATM
- No
- Public bus service
- No
- Private bus service
- No
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- No
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- Yes
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- BAHADURGANJ
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 20
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 45
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 10
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- CHILHANIA
- Total area (ha)
- 198
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 60
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Kast Kharra
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Kast Kharra
- LGD code
- 222271
- Pincode
- 855117
- Post office
- Taiyabpur
- Population (Census 2011)
- 1,183
- Population (projected 2026)
- 1,395
- Households
- 233
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 952
- Literacy rate
- 45.7%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Purnia
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Kasba
- Member of Parliament
- Pappu Yadav
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Nitesh Kumar Singh
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- Mufat Lal Singh
- Block / Mandal
- Terhagachh
- Nearest post office
- Post Office Gangi Hat (59.2 km)
Same pincode
Villages sharing pincode 855117
Other villages in the same gram panchayat as Kast Kharra
Other villages in Terhagachh mandal
View all 60+ →- Matiari
- Dhabeli
- Khaniabad
- Kalpir
- Hatgaon
- Bhorha
- Dahibhat
- Jhunki Musahara
- Belbari Kharra
- Hawakol
- Jhala
- Balua Jagir
- Phulbari
- Gamharia
- Khajurbari
- Chargharia
- Miyapur
- Dak Pokhar
- Pipra
- Baigna
- Bairia
- Pharhabari Milik
- Pharhabari Nankar
- Chilhania
- Baluadandgi
- Kuari
- Doria
- Khunia Toli
- Hatgaon
- Mahua
- Rahmatpur
- Rampur
- Babhangawan
- Ghani Phulsara
- Suhia
- Deorikhas
Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
- Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records
- Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-18
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)