# Kheraj Dhuria Village, Keotiranway, Darbhanga (Bihar) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/darbhanga/keotiranway/kheraj-dhuria/ Village · Keotiranway, Darbhanga # Kheraj Dhuria Kheraj Dhuria is a village in Keotiranway sub-district of Darbhanga district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,564 people in 372 households**, the 50th largest of 96 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 70.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 54.5%. - 1,564people (2011) - 372households - 70.8%literacy - 896females per 1,000 males ## Kheraj Dhuria PIN code and other codes Kheraj Dhuria falls in Keotiranway sub-district, Darbhanga district, Bihar. - Gram panchayatSarjapur - Community development blockKeotiranway - Census village code226885 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Kheraj Dhuria from nearby towns? - Keotiranway (sub-district HQ)6 km by road - Darbhanga (district HQ)28 km by road - Darbhanga (nearest town)28 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 Kheraj Dhuria? 14 services counted by the Census are inside Kheraj Dhuria; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 2 doctors - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 - ●TB clinicIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Darbhanga - ○Degree college10+ km · Madhubani - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Darbhanga - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Public bus service5–10 km - ○Railway stationunder 5 km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watercovered wells, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river - Electricity (2011)7 h summer · 15 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 Kheraj Dhuria known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 60% of the 111 hectares of village land is sown, and 52 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 Kheraj Dhuria Of every 100 households in Kheraj Dhuria in 2011, 0 had electricity, 21 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 43 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Kheraj Dhuria · ■ Keotiranway rural average Electricity for lighting ****0%** **21% Toilet within the home ****21%** **27% No toilet (open defecation) ****79%** **71% Tap water ****0%** **2% Drinking water within premises ****33%** **40% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%** **4% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%** **91% Use banking services ****24%** **34% Television ****4%** **8% Mobile phone ****43%** **50% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****5%** **5% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****40%** **32% 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 Kheraj Dhuria? ■ Kheraj Dhuria · ■ Keotiranway rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****70.8%** **54.5% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****896** **905 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****872** **929 Working population ****29.3%** **28.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 80.5% for men and 60.0% for women. 48% of men and 8% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 35 (8%) · **■** Farm labourers 17 (4%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 133 (29%) · **■** Marginal 272 (59%) 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 Keotiranway - Chamarjana urf Dudhia1,814 people - Bharathpur1,717 people - Sarhwara1,714 people - Bihatwara1,583 people - Birkhauli1,562 people - Asrafpur1,530 people - Pilakhwar1,501 people - Bhojpatti1,468 people [All 110 villages in Keotiranway](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/darbhanga/keotiranway/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Kheraj Dhuria from Darbhanga?28 km by road - What is the population of Kheraj Dhuria?1,564 (Census 2011) - Which district is Kheraj Dhuria in?Darbhanga district (Keotiranway sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Kheraj Dhuria?70.8% (Census 2011)