# Khewali Village, Chaugain, Buxar (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Chaugain, Buxar 

# Khewali

Khewali is a village in Chaugain sub-district of Buxar district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **2,800 people in 449 households**, the 5th largest of 20 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 68.0%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 69.4%.

- 2,800people (2011)
- 449households
- 68.0%literacy
- 954females per 1,000 males

## Khewali PIN code and other codes

Khewali falls in Chaugain sub-district, Buxar district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatKhewali
- Community development blockChaugain
- Census village code248088

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

## How far is Khewali from nearby towns?

- Chaugain (sub-district HQ)8 km by road
- Buxar (district HQ)25 km by road
- Dumraon (nearest town)13 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 Khewali?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 2 private
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Chaugain
- ○Degree college10+ km · Dumri
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Buxar
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)1 h summer · 6 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 Khewali known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 79% of the 155 hectares of village land is sown, and 100 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 Khewali

Of every 100 households in Khewali in 2011, 0 had electricity, 5 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 70 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Khewali · ■ Chaugain rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**7%

Toilet within the home ****5%**

**19%

No toilet (open defecation) ****95%**

**79%

Tap water ****1%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****61%**

**72%

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

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**95%

Use banking services ****62%**

**57%

Television ****3%**

**14%

Mobile phone ****70%**

**66%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**8%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****14%**

**19%

Own their home ****94%**

**97%

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 Khewali?

■ Khewali · ■ Chaugain rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****68.0%**

**69.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****954**

**948

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1200**

**939

Working population ****46.5%**

**38.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 82.4% for men and 51.9% for women. 53% of men and 39% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 288 (22%) · **■** Farm labourers 331 (25%) · **■** Household industry 11 (1%) · **■** Other work 45 (3%) · **■** Marginal 626 (48%)

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 Chaugain

- Chaugain12,611 people
- Murar5,040 people
- Ojhabarawan3,821 people
- Amsari3,296 people
- Nokhpura2,700 people
- Masahariya2,679 people
- Thari2,343 people
- Nachap1,938 people

[All 23 villages in Chaugain](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/buxar/chaugain/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Khewali from Buxar?25 km by road
- What is the population of Khewali?2,800 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Khewali in?Buxar district (Chaugain sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Khewali?68.0% (Census 2011)