# Khiri Village, Barahat, Banka (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Barahat, Banka 

# Khiri

Khiri is a village in Barahat sub-district of Banka district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **877 people in 171 households**, the 40th largest of 65 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 60.0%.

- 877people (2011)
- 171households
- 71.9%literacy
- 932females per 1,000 males

## Khiri PIN code and other codes

Khiri falls in Barahat sub-district, Banka district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatGordhawar
- Community development blockBarahat
- Census village code241191

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

## How far is Khiri from nearby towns?

- Barahat (sub-district HQ)8 km by road
- Banka (district HQ)15 km by road
- Banka (nearest town)15 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 Khiri?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Khiri; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Phullidumar
- ○Degree college10+ km · Banka
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bhagalpur
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway stationunder 5 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes 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 Khiri known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 84% of the 119 hectares of village land is sown, and 90 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 Khiri

Of every 100 households in Khiri in 2011, 25 had electricity, 6 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 9 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Khiri · ■ Barahat rural average

Electricity for lighting ****25%**

**19%

Toilet within the home ****6%**

**14%

No toilet (open defecation) ****94%**

**85%

Tap water ****0%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****21%**

**37%

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

**5%

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

**87%

Use banking services ****11%**

**41%

Television ****2%**

**10%

Mobile phone ****9%**

**45%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**7%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****60%**

**36%

Own their home ****100%**

**97%

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 Khiri?

■ Khiri · ■ Barahat rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****71.9%**

**60.0%

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

**916

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1096**

**935

Working population ****33.9%**

**33.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 83.6% for men and 58.8% for women. 55% of men and 12% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 83 (28%) · **■** Farm labourers 114 (38%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 8 (3%) · **■** Marginal 91 (31%)

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 Barahat

- Baidachak978 people
- Chechra913 people
- Mohani906 people
- Guwarba885 people
- Janukita855 people
- Hijrar826 people
- Tappadih807 people
- Bhansiabhita771 people

[All 73 villages in Barahat](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/banka/barahat/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Khiri from Banka?15 km by road
- What is the population of Khiri?877 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Khiri in?Banka district (Barahat sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Khiri?71.9% (Census 2011)