# Purani Kherhi Village, Shahkund, Bhagalpur (Bihar) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/bhagalpur/shahkund/purani-kherhi/ Village · Shahkund, Bhagalpur # Purani Kherhi Purani Kherhi is a village in Shahkund sub-district of Bhagalpur district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,942 people in 328 households**, the 33rd largest of 107 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 33.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 62.7%. - 1,942people (2011) - 328households - 33.4%literacy - 904females per 1,000 males ## Purani Kherhi PIN code and other codes Purani Kherhi falls in Shahkund sub-district, Bhagalpur district, Bihar. - Gram panchayatPairdumariyamal - Community development blockShahkund - Census village code239788 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Purani Kherhi from nearby towns? - Shahkund (sub-district HQ)2 km by road - Bhagalpur (district HQ)30 km by road - Bhagalpur (nearest town)30 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 Purani Kherhi? 21 services counted by the Census are inside Purani Kherhi; 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 govt · 1 private - ●Post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Railway stationIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●ATMIn village - ●Commercial bankIn village - ●Cooperative bankIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Mandi / regular marketIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Shahkund - ○Degree college10+ km · Bhagalpur - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Barari - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Public bus service10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watercovered wells, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)4 h summer · 3 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 Purani Kherhi known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 14% of the 417 hectares of village land is sown, and 42 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 Purani Kherhi Of every 100 households in Purani Kherhi in 2011, 26 had electricity, 18 a toilet at home and 5 cooked with LPG; 33 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Purani Kherhi · ■ Shahkund rural average Electricity for lighting ****26%** **19% Toilet within the home ****18%** **23% No toilet (open defecation) ****82%** **76% Tap water ****3%** **6% Drinking water within premises ****25%** **36% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****5%** **3% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****94%** **92% Use banking services ****39%** **50% Television ****17%** **12% Mobile phone ****33%** **52% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****3%** **6% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****47%** **29% Own their home ****100%** **98% 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 Purani Kherhi? ■ Purani Kherhi · ■ Shahkund rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****33.4%** **62.7% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****904** **880 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****941** **927 Working population ****43.2%** **36.9% ### Women and men Literacy is 40.5% for men and 25.5% for women. 45% of men and 41% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 59 (7%) · **■** Farm labourers 266 (32%) · **■** Household industry 4 (0%) · **■** Other work 51 (6%) · **■** Marginal 458 (55%) 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 Shahkund - Daspur2,430 people - Harnathpur2,141 people - Khulli1,970 people - Kishunpur1,970 people - Gurgawan1,791 people - Rajanpur1,776 people - Koranda1,772 people - Rampurdih1,712 people [All 170 villages in Shahkund](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/bhagalpur/shahkund/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Purani Kherhi from Bhagalpur?30 km by road - What is the population of Purani Kherhi?1,942 (Census 2011) - Which district is Purani Kherhi in?Bhagalpur district (Shahkund sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Purani Kherhi?33.4% (Census 2011)