# Khawaspur Village, Forbesganj, Araria (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Forbesganj, Araria 

# Khawaspur

Khawaspur is a village in Forbesganj sub-district of Araria district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **7,944 people in 1,699 households**, the 11th largest of 105 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 54.1%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 52.6%.

- 7,944people (2011)
- 1,699households
- 54.1%literacy
- 933females per 1,000 males

## Khawaspur PIN code and other codes

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

- Gram panchayatKhawaspur
- Community development blockForbesganj
- Census village code221573

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

## How far is Khawaspur from nearby towns?

- Forbesganj (sub-district HQ)15 km by road
- Araria (district HQ)17 km by road
- Farbisganj (nearest town)17 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 Khawaspur?

17 services counted by the Census are inside Khawaspur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 4 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Farbisganj
- ○Degree college10+ km · Farbisganj
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Farbisganj
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)6 h summer · 8 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 Khawaspur known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 56% of the 855 hectares of village land is sown, and 131 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 Khawaspur

Of every 100 households in Khawaspur in 2011, 7 had electricity, 8 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 38 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Khawaspur · ■ Forbesganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****7%**

**12%

Toilet within the home ****8%**

**8%

No toilet (open defecation) ****92%**

**91%

Tap water ****1%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****61%**

**67%

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

**2%

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

**97%

Use banking services ****18%**

**20%

Television ****9%**

**8%

Mobile phone ****38%**

**37%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**5%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****28%**

**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 Khawaspur?

■ Khawaspur · ■ Forbesganj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****54.1%**

**52.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****933**

**919

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****974**

**955

Working population ****44.7%**

**39.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 64.1% for men and 43.2% for women. 50% of men and 39% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 319 (9%) · **■** Farm labourers 1,246 (35%) · **■** Household industry 19 (1%) · **■** Other work 160 (5%) · **■** Marginal 1,810 (51%)

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

- Haripur9,563 people
- Pipra9,549 people
- Hardia9,260 people
- Dholbaja9,139 people
- Pothia7,723 people
- Kirkichia7,541 people
- Jhirwa Purwari7,513 people
- Arraha Madarganj7,438 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Khawaspur from Araria?17 km by road
- What is the population of Khawaspur?7,944 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Khawaspur in?Araria district (Forbesganj sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Khawaspur?54.1% (Census 2011)