# Khamhan Village, Benipur, Darbhanga (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Benipur, Darbhanga 

# Khamhan

Khamhan is a village in Benipur sub-district of Darbhanga district, Bihar, PIN code **847710**. The 2011 Census counted **1,477 people in 303 households**, the 33rd largest of 39 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 54.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 57.0%.

- 1,477people (2011)
- 303households
- 54.8%literacy
- 847710PIN code

## Khamhan PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Khamhan is 847710.** Khamhan falls in Benipur sub-district, Darbhanga district, Bihar.

- PIN code847710
- Gram panchayatMahinam
- Community development blockBenipur
- Census village code227275

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

## How far is Khamhan from nearby towns?

- Benipur (sub-district HQ)6 km by road
- Darbhanga (district HQ)40 km by road
- Benipur (nearest town)6 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 Khamhan?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Khamhan; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Mahiwnam
- ○Degree college10+ km · Bahera
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Darbhanga
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 2 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 Khamhan known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 62% of the 45 hectares of village land is sown, and 17 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 Khamhan

Of every 100 households in Khamhan in 2011, 36 had electricity, 24 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 78 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Khamhan · ■ Benipur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****36%**

**11%

Toilet within the home ****24%**

**18%

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

**81%

Tap water ****1%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****51%**

**41%

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

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****90%**

**92%

Use banking services ****33%**

**40%

Television ****11%**

**7%

Mobile phone ****78%**

**54%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**6%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****13%**

**27%

Own their home ****100%**

**99%

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 Khamhan?

■ Khamhan · ■ Benipur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****54.8%**

**57.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****853**

**918

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****908**

**933

Working population ****27.1%**

**32.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 63.8% for men and 44.2% for women. 48% of men and 3% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 57 (14%) · **■** Farm labourers 152 (38%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 87 (22%) · **■** Marginal 104 (26%)

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 Benipur

- Bikupatti1,872 people
- Katwara1,817 people
- Itaharwa1,696 people
- Panchupatti1,483 people
- Achalpur1,466 people
- Rasulpur1,180 people
- Parkhotimpur415 people
- Lachhmanpur389 people

[All 44 villages in Benipur](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/darbhanga/benipur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Khamhan?847710
- How far is Khamhan from Darbhanga?40 km by road
- What is the population of Khamhan?1,477 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Khamhan in?Darbhanga district (Benipur sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Khamhan?54.8% (Census 2011)