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

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Village · Simri, Buxar 

# Khandhara

Khandhara is a village in Simri sub-district of Buxar district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,349 people in 164 households**, the 47th largest of 94 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 66.5%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 68.3%.

- 1,349people (2011)
- 164households
- 66.5%literacy
- 825females per 1,000 males

## Khandhara PIN code and other codes

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

- Gram panchayatDullahpur
- Community development blockSimri
- Census village code247800

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

## How far is Khandhara from nearby towns?

- Simri (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Buxar (district HQ)19 km by road
- Dumraon (nearest town)12 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 Khandhara?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Balihar
- ○Degree college10+ km · Dumri
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Buxar
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ 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)5 h summer · 4 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 Khandhara known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 89% of the 179 hectares of village land is sown, and 159 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 Khandhara

Of every 100 households in Khandhara in 2011, 30 had electricity, 22 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 98 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Khandhara · ■ Simri rural average

Electricity for lighting ****30%**

**13%

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

**21%

No toilet (open defecation) ****78%**

**77%

Tap water ****1%**

**5%

Drinking water within premises ****94%**

**76%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**8%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****94%**

**91%

Use banking services ****99%**

**62%

Television ****1%**

**16%

Mobile phone ****98%**

**66%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**10%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**2%

None of these assets ****0%**

**16%

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 Khandhara?

■ Khandhara · ■ Simri rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****66.5%**

**68.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****825**

**909

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****783**

**921

Working population ****17.7%**

**31.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 79.1% for men and 51.4% for women. 31% of men and 2% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 218 (91%) · **■** Farm labourers 2 (1%) · **■** Other work 11 (5%) · **■** Marginal 8 (3%)

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

- Rajpur Kalan1,572 people
- Dhanaha1,554 people
- Rajpur Kalan1,431 people
- Ganauli1,418 people
- Rani Singhanpura1,294 people
- Rajpur Kalan1,287 people
- Bhakura1,209 people
- Narayanpur1,166 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Khandhara from Buxar?19 km by road
- What is the population of Khandhara?1,349 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Khandhara in?Buxar district (Simri sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Khandhara?66.5% (Census 2011)