# Khapra Village, Palasi, Araria (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Palasi, Araria 

# Khapra

Khapra is a village in Palasi sub-district of Araria district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **2,169 people in 469 households**, the 37th largest of 104 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 57.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 52.8%.

- 2,169people (2011)
- 469households
- 57.5%literacy
- 916females per 1,000 males

## Khapra PIN code and other codes

Khapra falls in Palasi sub-district, Araria district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatBarkumba
- Community development blockPalasi
- Census village code222052

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

## How far is Khapra from nearby towns?

- Palasi (sub-district HQ)16 km by road
- Araria (district HQ)23 km by road
- Araria (nearest town)23 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 Khapra?

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

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Araria
- ○Degree college10+ km · Araria
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Araria
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds

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 Khapra known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 86% of the 235 hectares of village land is sown, and 73 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 Khapra

Of every 100 households in Khapra in 2011, 0 had electricity, 3 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 50 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Khapra · ■ Palasi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**0%

Toilet within the home ****3%**

**4%

No toilet (open defecation) ****97%**

**95%

Tap water ****2%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****72%**

**36%

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

**0%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**98%

Use banking services ****46%**

**18%

Television ****3%**

**4%

Mobile phone ****50%**

**49%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**6%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****22%**

**25%

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 Khapra?

■ Khapra · ■ Palasi rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****57.5%**

**52.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****916**

**928

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****978**

**972

Working population ****28.8%**

**34.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 70.8% for men and 42.6% for women. 48% of men and 8% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 122 (20%) · **■** Farm labourers 390 (62%) · **■** Household industry 5 (1%) · **■** Other work 19 (3%) · **■** Marginal 89 (14%)

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 Palasi

- Denga2,340 people
- Dhantola2,263 people
- Pakri2,214 people
- Gang Jhali2,174 people
- Kashibari2,164 people
- Chandipur2,153 people
- Rupail2,144 people
- Beni2,135 people

[All 107 villages in Palasi](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/araria/palasi/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Khapra from Araria?23 km by road
- What is the population of Khapra?2,169 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Khapra in?Araria district (Palasi sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Khapra?57.5% (Census 2011)