# Khaira Village, Dhuraiya, Banka (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Dhuraiya, Banka 

# Khaira

Khaira is a village in Dhuraiya sub-district of Banka district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,461 people in 248 households**, the 62nd largest of 181 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 45.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 58.2%.

- 1,461people (2011)
- 248households
- 45.5%literacy
- 880females per 1,000 males

## Khaira PIN code and other codes

Khaira falls in Dhuraiya sub-district, Banka district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatSainchak
- Community development blockDhuraiya
- Census village code240967

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?

- Dhuraiya (sub-district HQ)5 km by road
- Banka (district HQ)35 km by road
- Banka (nearest town)35 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?

5 services counted by the Census are inside Khaira; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Bausi
- ○Degree college10+ km · Bhagalpur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bhagalpur
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)2 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, wheat and maize**. About 84% of the 75 hectares of village land is sown, and 22 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, 0 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 67 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Khaira · ■ Dhuraiya rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**20%

Toilet within the home ****1%**

**8%

No toilet (open defecation) ****99%**

**91%

Tap water ****0%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****78%**

**27%

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

**1%

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

**91%

Use banking services ****76%**

**32%

Television ****0%**

**6%

Mobile phone ****67%**

**45%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**6%

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

**1%

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

**34%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 · ■ Dhuraiya rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****45.5%**

**58.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****880**

**909

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****863**

**943

Working population ****43.7%**

**40.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 60.3% for men and 28.8% for women. 48% of men and 39% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 323 (51%) · **■** Farm labourers 93 (15%) · **■** Other work 9 (1%) · **■** Marginal 214 (33%)

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 Dhuraiya

- Dhuraia1,535 people
- Siripathar1,508 people
- Sathiari1,475 people
- Mathurapur1,472 people
- Sagunia1,454 people
- Sadpur1,424 people
- Lalsaia1,422 people
- Birbalpur1,403 people

[All 222 villages in Dhuraiya](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/banka/dhuraiya/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Khaira from Banka?35 km by road
- What is the population of Khaira?1,461 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Khaira in?Banka district (Dhuraiya sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Khaira?45.5% (Census 2011)