# Kheraj Village, Garhpura, Begusarai (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Garhpura, Begusarai 

# Kheraj

Kheraj is a village in Garhpura sub-district of Begusarai district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **136 people in 25 households**, the 30th largest of 32 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 60.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 55.8%.

- 136people (2011)
- 25households
- 60.4%literacy
- 915females per 1,000 males

## Kheraj PIN code and other codes

Kheraj falls in Garhpura sub-district, Begusarai district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatDunahi
- Community development blockGarhpura
- Census village code237499

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

## How far is Kheraj from nearby towns?

- Garhpura (sub-district HQ)12 km by road
- Begusarai (district HQ)31 km by road
- Begusari (nearest town)31 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 Kheraj?

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

### In the village

- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Cooperative bankIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Dunri
- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Begusari
- ○Degree college10+ km · Begusari
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Begusarai
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway stationunder 5 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps

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 Kheraj known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 93% of the 2 hectares of village land is sown, and 2 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 Kheraj

Of every 100 households in Kheraj in 2011, 17 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 50 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Kheraj · ■ Garhpura rural average

Electricity for lighting ****17%**

**2%

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

**17%

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

**83%

Tap water ****0%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****54%**

**47%

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

**2%

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

**97%

Use banking services ****71%**

**42%

Television ****8%**

**3%

Mobile phone ****50%**

**47%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****33%**

**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 Kheraj?

■ Kheraj · ■ Garhpura rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****60.4%**

**55.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****915**

**902

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1778**

**901

Working population ****32.4%**

**36.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 71.0% for men and 46.9% for women. 54% of men and 9% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 3 (7%) · **■** Farm labourers 26 (59%) · **■** Household industry 6 (14%) · **■** Other work 9 (20%)

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 Garhpura

- Jagarnathpur894 people
- Buzurgabad619 people
- Bejaha432 people
- Bijai Narayan260 people
- Pataharabad12 people
- Garh2 people

[All 36 villages in Garhpura](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/begusarai/garhpura/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Kheraj from Begusarai?31 km by road
- What is the population of Kheraj?136 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kheraj in?Begusarai district (Garhpura sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Kheraj?60.4% (Census 2011)