# Khaira Village, Amarpur, Banka (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/banka/amarpur/khaira/ Village · Amarpur, Banka # Khaira Khaira is a village in Amarpur sub-district of Banka district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,524 people in 300 households**, the 43rd largest of 123 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 51.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 62.9%. - 1,524people (2011) - 300households - 51.2%literacy - 1,082females per 1,000 males ## Khaira PIN code and other codes Khaira falls in Amarpur sub-district, Banka district, Bihar. - Gram panchayatRatanpur Magduma - Community development blockAmarpur - Census village code240673 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Khaira from nearby towns? - Amarpur (sub-district HQ)10 km by road - Banka (district HQ)10 km by road - Amarpur (nearest town)10 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 Khaira? 7 services counted by the Census are inside Khaira; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Singhnan - ○Degree college10+ km · Banka - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bhagalpur - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Public bus service5–10 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps and canal / river - Electricity (2011)1 h summer · 1 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 Khaira known for? The main crops are **paddy**. Products made here include hand tools and terracota pot. About 21% of the 444 hectares of village land is sown, and 21 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 Khaira Of every 100 households in Khaira in 2011, 43 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 43 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Khaira · ■ Amarpur rural average Electricity for lighting ****43%** **21% Toilet within the home ****4%** **17% No toilet (open defecation) ****96%** **82% Tap water ****2%** **5% Drinking water within premises ****5%** **40% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%** **4% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%** **92% Use banking services ****29%** **39% Television ****7%** **10% Mobile phone ****43%** **48% Computer with internet ****1%** **0% Two-wheeler ****4%** **6% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****38%** **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 Khaira? ■ Khaira · ■ Amarpur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****51.2%** **62.9% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1082** **905 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1068** **945 Working population ****25.0%** **33.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 61.8% for men and 41.5% for women. 42% of men and 9% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ******** **■** Cultivators 31 (8%) · **■** Farm labourers 322 (85%) · **■** Other work 14 (4%) · **■** Marginal 14 (4%) 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 Amarpur - Basdeopur1,797 people - Lachhmipur1,633 people - Rampur1,618 people - Naraenpur1,577 people - Datwati1,475 people - Mahgawan1,453 people - Bhadaria Khurd1,430 people - Bhadaria Buzurg1,413 people [All 176 villages in Amarpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/banka/amarpur/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Khaira from Banka?10 km by road - What is the population of Khaira?1,524 (Census 2011) - Which district is Khaira in?Banka district (Amarpur sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Khaira?51.2% (Census 2011)