Village · Colgong, Bhagalpur
# Kairia

Kairia is a village in Colgong sub-district of Bhagalpur district, Bihar, PIN code 813204. The 2011 Census counted 2,125 people in 457 households, the 46th largest of 147 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 41.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 58.2%.
- 2,125 people (2011)
- 457 households
- 41.9% literacy
- 813204 PIN code

## Kairia PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Kairia is 813204. Kairia falls in Colgong sub-district, Bhagalpur district, Bihar.
- PIN code 813204
- Gram panchayat Shampur
- Community development block Colgong
- Census village code 239286

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Kairia from nearby towns?
- Colgong (sub-district HQ) 10 km by road
- Bhagalpur (district HQ) 45 km by road
- Colgong (nearest town) 10 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Kairia?

16 services counted by the Census are inside Kairia; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Pre-primary school In village · 2 private
- ● Primary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Middle school In village · 1 govt
- ● Secondary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Post office In village
- ● Public bus service In village
- ● Private bus service In village
- ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● Agricultural credit society In village
- ● Ration (PDS) shop In village
- ● Weekly haat In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village
- ● Sports field In village
- ● Polling station In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Kahalgaow
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Kahalgaow
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Bhagalpur
- ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 5–10 km
- ○ Dispensary 5–10 km
- ○ Railway station 5–10 km
- ○ ATM 5–10 km
- ○ Commercial bank 5–10 km
- ○ Mandi / regular market 5–10 km
- ○ Public library 5–10 km

### Water and power
- Drinking water covered wells, hand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011) 12 h summer · 10 h winter

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Kairia known for?

The main crops are paddy. About 64% of the 254 hectares of village land is sown, and 98 hectares are irrigated.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in Kairia

Of every 100 households in Kairia in 2011, 16 had electricity, 15 a toilet at home and 7 cooked with LPG; 46 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Kairia · ■ Colgong rural average
- Electricity for lighting 16% 32%
- Toilet within the home 15% 21%
- No toilet (open defecation) 85% 78%
- Tap water 0% 9%
- Drinking water within premises 20% 44%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 7% 4%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 79% 84%
- Use banking services 47% 42%
- Television 9% 17%
- Mobile phone 46% 49%
- Computer with internet 0% 1%
- Two-wheeler 5% 7%
- Car / jeep / van 1% 1%
- None of these assets 37% 31%
- Own their home 100% 97%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Kairia?

■ Kairia · ■ Colgong rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 41.9% 58.2%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 913 872
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 1042 947
- Working population 50.1% 30.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 49.5% for men and 33.5% for women. 56% of men and 44% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 42 (4%) · ■ Farm labourers 17 (2%) · ■ Other work 34 (3%) · ■ Marginal 972 (91%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Colgong
- Mahgawan 2,284 people
- Bhawanipur 2,260 people
- Padampur 2,218 people
- Udairampur 2,139 people
- Sobhnathpur 1,981 people
- Khutahari 1,929 people
- Saur 1,871 people
- Jangal Gopali 1,840 people

All 209 villages in Colgong

## Other places named Kairia
- Kairia · Village, Parbatta, Khagaria · 5,336 people
- Kairia · Village, Shaligram Ram Narayanpur, Chatra · 380 people

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Kairia? 813204
- How far is Kairia from Bhagalpur? 45 km by road
- What is the population of Kairia? 2,125 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kairia in? Bhagalpur district (Colgong sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Kairia? 41.9% (Census 2011)

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