# Khandaul Village, Sandesh, Bhojpur (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Sandesh, Bhojpur 

# Khandaul

Khandaul is a village in Sandesh sub-district of Bhojpur district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **5,179 people in 846 households**, the 4th largest of 47 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 59.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 66.7%.

- 5,179people (2011)
- 846households
- 59.8%literacy
- 928females per 1,000 males

## Khandaul PIN code and other codes

Khandaul falls in Sandesh sub-district, Bhojpur district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatKhandol
- Community development blockSandesh
- Census village code247015

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

## How far is Khandaul from nearby towns?

- Sandesh (sub-district HQ)3 km by road
- Arrah (district HQ)30 km by road
- Arrah (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 Khandaul?

11 services counted by the Census are inside Khandaul; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Sandesh
- ○Degree college10+ km · Arrah
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Arrah
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 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 wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)3 h summer · 5 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 Khandaul known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 91% of the 640 hectares of village land is sown, and 375 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 Khandaul

Of every 100 households in Khandaul in 2011, 4 had electricity, 22 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 66 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Khandaul · ■ Sandesh rural average

Electricity for lighting ****4%**

**3%

Toilet within the home ****22%**

**22%

No toilet (open defecation) ****74%**

**77%

Tap water ****6%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****59%**

**67%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**5%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**90%

Use banking services ****78%**

**70%

Television ****16%**

**18%

Mobile phone ****66%**

**59%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**11%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****18%**

**22%

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 Khandaul?

■ Khandaul · ■ Sandesh rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****59.8%**

**66.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****928**

**912

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****844**

**914

Working population ****29.9%**

**31.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 73.4% for men and 45.4% for women. 47% of men and 12% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 329 (21%) · **■** Farm labourers 331 (21%) · **■** Household industry 7 (0%) · **■** Other work 116 (7%) · **■** Marginal 767 (49%)

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 Sandesh

- Sandesh6,874 people
- Kori6,821 people
- Raman Sanrh5,613 people
- Chilhauns5,054 people
- Phulari5,036 people
- Jamuaon4,261 people
- Turkaul3,817 people

[All 54 villages in Sandesh](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/bhojpur/sandesh/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Khandaul from Arrah?30 km by road
- What is the population of Khandaul?5,179 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Khandaul in?Bhojpur district (Sandesh sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Khandaul?59.8% (Census 2011)