# Khiriband Village, Jagdishpur, Bhagalpur (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Jagdishpur, Bhagalpur 

# Khiriband

Khiriband is a village in Jagdishpur sub-district of Bhagalpur district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **2,389 people in 388 households**, the 17th largest of 91 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 42.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 62.3%.

- 2,389people (2011)
- 388households
- 42.3%literacy
- 868females per 1,000 males

## Khiriband PIN code and other codes

Khiriband falls in Jagdishpur sub-district, Bhagalpur district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatShahjangi
- Community development blockJagdishpur
- Census village code240028

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

## How far is Khiriband from nearby towns?

- Jagdishpur (sub-district HQ)5 km by road
- Bhagalpur (district HQ)8 km by road
- Bhagalpur (nearest town)7 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 Khiriband?

12 services counted by the Census are inside Khiriband; 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
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Cooperative bankIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Baijani
- ○Degree college10+ km · Bhagalpur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Barari
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)6 h summer · 8 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 Khiriband known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 99% of the 18 hectares of village land is sown, and 0 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 Khiriband

Of every 100 households in Khiriband in 2011, 31 had electricity, 28 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 31 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Khiriband · ■ Jagdishpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****31%**

**38%

Toilet within the home ****28%**

**34%

No toilet (open defecation) ****69%**

**63%

Tap water ****1%**

**5%

Drinking water within premises ****26%**

**35%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%**

**8%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****78%**

**75%

Use banking services ****12%**

**45%

Television ****11%**

**17%

Mobile phone ****31%**

**50%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**7%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****58%**

**32%

Own their home ****96%**

**96%

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 Khiriband?

■ Khiriband · ■ Jagdishpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****42.3%**

**62.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****868**

**892

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****943**

**968

Working population ****31.2%**

**30.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 47.4% for men and 36.2% for women. 49% of men and 11% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 13 (2%) · **■** Farm labourers 19 (3%) · **■** Household industry 16 (2%) · **■** Other work 185 (25%) · **■** Marginal 512 (69%)

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 Jagdishpur

- Sonhauli2,956 people
- Salempur2,778 people
- Chamelichak2,744 people
- Saino2,639 people
- Angari Buzurg2,380 people
- Kankaithi2,350 people
- Kaneri2,280 people
- Badluchak2,168 people

[All 165 villages in Jagdishpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/bhagalpur/jagdishpur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Khiriband from Bhagalpur?8 km by road
- What is the population of Khiriband?2,389 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Khiriband in?Bhagalpur district (Jagdishpur sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Khiriband?42.3% (Census 2011)