# Khamkol Village, Forbesganj, Araria (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Forbesganj, Araria 

# Khamkol

Khamkol is a village in Forbesganj sub-district of Araria district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,082 people in 254 households**, the 81st largest of 105 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 61.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 52.6%.

- 1,082people (2011)
- 254households
- 61.0%literacy
- 828females per 1,000 males

## Khamkol PIN code and other codes

Khamkol falls in Forbesganj sub-district, Araria district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatAmhara
- Community development blockForbesganj
- Census village code221584

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

## How far is Khamkol from nearby towns?

- Forbesganj (sub-district HQ)6 km by road
- Araria (district HQ)40 km by road
- Farbisganj (nearest town)6 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 Khamkol?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Khamkol; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 3 govt
- ●Post officeIn 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 · Farbisganj
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Farbisganj
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Farbisganj
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 10 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 Khamkol known for?

The main crops are **paddy, wheat and jute**. Products made here include rice mills and rassi. About 65% of the 118 hectares of village land is sown, and 31 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 Khamkol

Of every 100 households in Khamkol in 2011, 1 had electricity, 7 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 19 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Khamkol · ■ Forbesganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****1%**

**12%

Toilet within the home ****7%**

**8%

No toilet (open defecation) ****93%**

**91%

Tap water ****3%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****57%**

**67%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**97%

Use banking services ****41%**

**20%

Television ****9%**

**8%

Mobile phone ****19%**

**37%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****9%**

**5%

Car / jeep / van ****4%**

**1%

None of these assets ****15%**

**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 Khamkol?

■ Khamkol · ■ Forbesganj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****61.0%**

**52.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****828**

**919

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****667**

**955

Working population ****50.9%**

**39.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 77.8% for men and 41.4% for women. 52% of men and 49% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 7 (1%) · **■** Farm labourers 34 (6%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 2 (0%) · **■** Marginal 507 (92%)

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

- Bishunpur1,264 people
- Asuri1,171 people
- Sukhi1,150 people
- Damadighi1,141 people
- Baghua1,079 people
- Bhawanipur941 people
- Amgachhi934 people
- Kurwa900 people

[All 108 villages in Forbesganj](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/araria/forbesganj/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Khamkol from Araria?40 km by road
- What is the population of Khamkol?1,082 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Khamkol in?Araria district (Forbesganj sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Khamkol?61.0% (Census 2011)