Village · Keotiranway, Darbhanga # Khirma Khirma is a village in Keotiranway sub-district of Darbhanga district, Bihar, PIN code 847115. The 2011 Census counted 5,029 people in 1,046 households, the 14th largest of 96 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 56.1%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 54.5%. - 5,029 people (2011) - 1,046 households - 56.1% literacy - 847115 PIN code ## Khirma PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Khirma is 847115. Khirma falls in Keotiranway sub-district, Darbhanga district, Bihar. - PIN code 847115 - Gram panchayat Khirma - Community development block Keotiranway - Census village code 226925 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Khirma from nearby towns? - Keotiranway (sub-district HQ) 5 km by road - Darbhanga (district HQ) 10 km by road - Darbhanga (nearest town) 10 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Khirma? 14 services counted by the Census are inside Khirma; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Pre-primary school In village · 1 private - ● Primary school In village · 1 govt - ● Health sub-centre In village · 1 · 1 doctors - ● Post office In village - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Private bus service In village - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Commercial bank In village - ● Agricultural credit society In village - ● Ration (PDS) shop In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Darbhanga - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Darbhanga - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Laheriasarai - ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km - ○ Allopathic hospital 5–10 km - ○ Dispensary 10+ km - ○ Public bus service 5–10 km - ○ Railway station under 5 km - ○ ATM 10+ km - ○ Mandi / regular market under 5 km - ○ Public library 5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking water hand pumps - Electricity (2011) 8 h summer · 10 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Khirma known for? The main crops are paddy. About 79% of the 159 hectares of village land is sown, and 85 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Khirma Of every 100 households in Khirma in 2011, 40 had electricity, 52 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 45 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Khirma · ■ Keotiranway rural average - Electricity for lighting 40% 21% - Toilet within the home 52% 27% - No toilet (open defecation) 48% 71% - Tap water 1% 2% - Drinking water within premises 72% 40% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 2% 4% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 96% 91% - Use banking services 16% 34% - Television 5% 8% - Mobile phone 45% 50% - Computer with internet 0% 1% - Two-wheeler 6% 5% - Car / jeep / van 1% 1% - None of these assets 42% 32% - Own their home 99% 98% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Khirma? ■ Khirma · ■ Keotiranway rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 56.1% 54.5% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 911 905 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 994 929 - Working population 25.9% 28.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 63.4% for men and 47.9% for women. 45% of men and 5% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 29 (2%) · ■ Farm labourers 47 (4%) · ■ Household industry 5 (0%) · ■ Other work 710 (55%) · ■ Marginal 509 (39%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Keotiranway - Paigambarpur 7,423 people - Karjapatti 5,559 people - Darma 5,110 people - Dighiar 5,062 people - Rajaura 4,936 people - Pathra 4,897 people - Pindaruch 4,586 people - Bariaul 4,503 people All 110 villages in Keotiranway ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Khirma? 847115 - How far is Khirma from Darbhanga? 10 km by road - What is the population of Khirma? 5,029 (Census 2011) - Which district is Khirma in? Darbhanga district (Keotiranway sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Khirma? 56.1% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/darbhanga/keotiranway/khirma/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.