# Khaira Village, Simri, Buxar (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Simri, Buxar 

# Khaira

Khaira is a village in Simri sub-district of Buxar district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,131 people in 177 households**, the 55th largest of 94 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 44.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 68.3%.

- 1,131people (2011)
- 177households
- 44.8%literacy
- 933females per 1,000 males

## Khaira PIN code and other codes

Khaira falls in Simri sub-district, Buxar district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatKazipur
- Community development blockSimri
- Census village code247893

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

## How far is Khaira from nearby towns?

- Simri (sub-district HQ)7 km by road
- Buxar (district HQ)21 km by road
- Dumraon (nearest town)8 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 Khaira?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Khaira; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Kathar
- ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Dumri
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Buxar
- ○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 bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)6 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 Khaira known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 100% of the 23 hectares of village land is sown, and 23 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 Khaira

Of every 100 households in Khaira in 2011, 5 had electricity, 6 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 40 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Khaira · ■ Simri rural average

Electricity for lighting ****5%**

**13%

Toilet within the home ****6%**

**21%

No toilet (open defecation) ****94%**

**77%

Tap water ****0%**

**5%

Drinking water within premises ****53%**

**76%

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

**8%

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

**91%

Use banking services ****35%**

**62%

Television ****17%**

**16%

Mobile phone ****40%**

**66%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**10%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**2%

None of these assets ****30%**

**16%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Khaira?

■ Khaira · ■ Simri rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****44.8%**

**68.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****933**

**909

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****777**

**921

Working population ****55.1%**

**31.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 62.8% for men and 26.5% for women. 54% of men and 57% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Farm labourers 22 (4%) · **■** Household industry 3 (0%) · **■** Other work 10 (2%) · **■** Marginal 588 (94%)

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 Simri

- Narayanpur1,166 people
- Chunidanr1,155 people
- Bhaudatahi1,143 people
- Rajpur Kalan1,137 people
- Dubha1,115 people
- Paila Dih1,055 people
- Ramdhanpur1,036 people
- Dubauli Mahesh1,028 people

[All 156 villages in Simri](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/buxar/simri/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Khaira from Buxar?21 km by road
- What is the population of Khaira?1,131 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Khaira in?Buxar district (Simri sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Khaira?44.8% (Census 2011)