# Khair Khan Village, Forbesganj, Araria (Bihar) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/araria/forbesganj/khair-khan/ Village · Forbesganj, Araria # Khair Khan Khair Khan is a village in Forbesganj sub-district of Araria district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **9,868 people in 2,059 households**, the 6th largest of 105 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 53.2%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 52.6%. - 9,868people (2011) - 2,059households - 53.2%literacy - 906females per 1,000 males ## Khair Khan PIN code and other codes Khair Khan falls in Forbesganj sub-district, Araria district, Bihar. - Gram panchayatKhair Khan - Community development blockForbesganj - Census village code221602 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Khair Khan from nearby towns? - Forbesganj (sub-district HQ)10 km by road - Araria (district HQ)30 km by road - Farbisganj (nearest town)10 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 Khair Khan? 14 services counted by the Census are inside Khair Khan; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Farbisganj - ○Degree college10+ km · Farbisganj - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Farbisganj - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Public bus service5–10 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps and canal / river 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 Khair Khan known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 76% of the 1,479 hectares of village land is sown, and 234 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 Khair Khan Of every 100 households in Khair Khan in 2011, 9 had electricity, 3 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 40 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Khair Khan · ■ Forbesganj rural average Electricity for lighting ****9%** **12% Toilet within the home ****3%** **8% No toilet (open defecation) ****96%** **91% Tap water ****0%** **1% Drinking water within premises ****68%** **67% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%** **2% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%** **97% Use banking services ****17%** **20% Television ****10%** **8% Mobile phone ****40%** **37% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****5%** **5% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****31%** **35% 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 Khair Khan? ■ Khair Khan · ■ Forbesganj rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****53.2%** **52.6% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****906** **919 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****995** **955 Working population ****35.9%** **39.7% ### Women and men Literacy is 63.1% for men and 42.0% for women. 49% of men and 22% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 595 (17%) · **■** Farm labourers 2,020 (57%) · **■** Household industry 7 (0%) · **■** Other work 264 (7%) · **■** Marginal 659 (19%) 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 Forbesganj - Aurahi16,207 people - Mirzapur14,498 people - Doria Sonapur13,744 people - Parwaha10,422 people - Haripur9,563 people - Pipra9,549 people - Hardia9,260 people - Dholbaja9,139 people [All 108 villages in Forbesganj](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/araria/forbesganj/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Khair Khan from Araria?30 km by road - What is the population of Khair Khan?9,868 (Census 2011) - Which district is Khair Khan in?Araria district (Forbesganj sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Khair Khan?53.2% (Census 2011)