# Khangah Village, Shambhuganj, Banka (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Shambhuganj, Banka 

# Khangah

Khangah is a village in Shambhuganj sub-district of Banka district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,301 people in 256 households**, the 59th largest of 132 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 51.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 64.9%.

- 1,301people (2011)
- 256households
- 51.7%literacy
- 888females per 1,000 males

## Khangah PIN code and other codes

Khangah falls in Shambhuganj sub-district, Banka district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatWarsabad
- Community development blockShambhuganj
- Census village code240538

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

## How far is Khangah from nearby towns?

- Shambhuganj (sub-district HQ)11 km by road
- Banka (district HQ)35 km by road
- Sultanganj (nearest town)26 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 Khangah?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Degree collegeIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●ITI / vocational schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Dumrao
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds
- 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 Khangah known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. Products made here include terracota pot. About 70% of the 197 hectares of village land is sown, and 138 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 Khangah

Of every 100 households in Khangah in 2011, 8 had electricity, 3 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 41 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Khangah · ■ Shambhuganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****8%**

**12%

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

**20%

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

**79%

Tap water ****0%**

**7%

Drinking water within premises ****33%**

**36%

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

**4%

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

**94%

Use banking services ****41%**

**41%

Television ****3%**

**9%

Mobile phone ****41%**

**50%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**7%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****47%**

**36%

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 Khangah?

■ Khangah · ■ Shambhuganj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****51.7%**

**64.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****888**

**884

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****978**

**918

Working population ****50.9%**

**34.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 63.3% for men and 38.2% for women. 49% of men and 53% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 3 (0%) · **■** Farm labourers 3 (0%) · **■** Household industry 9 (1%) · **■** Other work 13 (2%) · **■** Marginal 634 (96%)

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 Shambhuganj

- Kuntha1,355 people
- Kiranpur1,352 people
- Mahisauta1,340 people
- Kamardih1,336 people
- Majhgain1,256 people
- Bisbita1,254 people
- Goera Lakhanpur1,230 people
- Karharia1,158 people

[All 186 villages in Shambhuganj](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/banka/shambhuganj/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Khangah from Banka?35 km by road
- What is the population of Khangah?1,301 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Khangah in?Banka district (Shambhuganj sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Khangah?51.7% (Census 2011)