# Kharauna Buzurg Village, Rafiganj, Aurangabad (Bihar)

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Village · Rafiganj, Aurangabad 

# Kharauna Buzurg

Kharauna Buzurg is a village in Rafiganj sub-district of Aurangabad district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **829 people in 112 households**, the 138th largest of 210 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 52.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 66.4%.

- 829people (2011)
- 112households
- 52.8%literacy
- 932females per 1,000 males

## Kharauna Buzurg PIN code and other codes

Kharauna Buzurg falls in Rafiganj sub-district, Aurangabad district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatPauthu
- Community development blockRafiganj
- Census village code253011

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

## How far is Kharauna Buzurg from nearby towns?

- Rafiganj (sub-district HQ)20 km by road
- Aurangabad (district HQ)30 km by road
- Rafiganj (nearest town)20 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 Kharauna Buzurg?

2 services counted by the Census are inside Kharauna Buzurg; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Goh
- ○Degree college10+ km · Gaya
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gaya
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ 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 Kharauna Buzurg known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 95% of the 170 hectares of village land is sown, and 160 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 Kharauna Buzurg

Of every 100 households in Kharauna Buzurg in 2011, 0 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 67 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Kharauna Buzurg · ■ Rafiganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**4%

Toilet within the home ****4%**

**17%

No toilet (open defecation) ****96%**

**82%

Tap water ****0%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****76%**

**55%

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

**2%

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

**94%

Use banking services ****52%**

**44%

Television ****4%**

**6%

Mobile phone ****67%**

**58%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**6%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**1%

None of these assets ****14%**

**25%

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 Kharauna Buzurg?

■ Kharauna Buzurg · ■ Rafiganj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****52.8%**

**66.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****932**

**921

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****912**

**961

Working population ****38.7%**

**36.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 63.9% for men and 41.0% for women. 48% of men and 29% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 56 (17%) · **■** Farm labourers 23 (7%) · **■** Other work 4 (1%) · **■** Marginal 238 (74%)

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 Rafiganj

- Lahas848 people
- Dihwa844 people
- Phesra839 people
- Shahpur835 people
- Kunar Bigha828 people
- Berhna820 people
- Apki806 people
- Narhi pirhi795 people

[All 216 villages in Rafiganj](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/aurangabad/rafiganj/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Kharauna Buzurg from Aurangabad?30 km by road
- What is the population of Kharauna Buzurg?829 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kharauna Buzurg in?Aurangabad district (Rafiganj sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Kharauna Buzurg?52.8% (Census 2011)