# Khirdaha Village, Jokihat, Araria (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Jokihat, Araria 

# Khirdaha

Khirdaha is a village in Jokihat sub-district of Araria district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **3,799 people in 808 households**, the 30th largest of 98 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 62.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 53.0%.

- 3,799people (2011)
- 808households
- 62.4%literacy
- 941females per 1,000 males

## Khirdaha PIN code and other codes

Khirdaha falls in Jokihat sub-district, Araria district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatSemaria
- Community development blockJokihat
- Census village code222140

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

## How far is Khirdaha from nearby towns?

- Jokihat (sub-district HQ)4 km by road
- Araria (district HQ)17 km by road
- Araria (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 Khirdaha?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Khirdaha; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Araria
- ○Degree college10+ km · Araria360
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Purnia
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway stationunder 5 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps

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 Khirdaha known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 50% of the 216 hectares of village land is sown, and 50 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 Khirdaha

Of every 100 households in Khirdaha in 2011, 0 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 55 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Khirdaha · ■ Jokihat rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**1%

Toilet within the home ****2%**

**5%

No toilet (open defecation) ****98%**

**93%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****35%**

**32%

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

**0%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%**

**97%

Use banking services ****37%**

**17%

Television ****2%**

**2%

Mobile phone ****55%**

**45%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**5%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****16%**

**30%

Own their home ****100%**

**98%

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 Khirdaha?

■ Khirdaha · ■ Jokihat rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****62.4%**

**53.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****941**

**919

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1048**

**961

Working population ****24.3%**

**31.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 74.9% for men and 48.7% for women. 44% of men and 3% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 133 (14%) · **■** Farm labourers 487 (53%) · **■** Household industry 13 (1%) · **■** Other work 47 (5%) · **■** Marginal 242 (26%)

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 Jokihat

- Girda4,019 people
- Dabhra4,016 people
- Dumaria3,961 people
- Bagesari3,929 people
- Darsana3,714 people
- Phulpur Purwari3,618 people
- Ramganj3,571 people
- Pipra Pachhiari3,566 people

[All 99 villages in Jokihat](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/araria/jokihat/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Khirdaha from Araria?17 km by road
- What is the population of Khirdaha?3,799 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Khirdaha in?Araria district (Jokihat sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Khirdaha?62.4% (Census 2011)