# Khaira Village, Banke Bazar, Gaya (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Banke Bazar, Gaya 

# Khaira

Khaira is a village in Banke Bazar sub-district of Gaya district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,026 people in 154 households**, the 54th largest of 96 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 67.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 60.9%.

- 1,026people (2011)
- 154households
- 67.7%literacy
- 890females per 1,000 males

## Khaira PIN code and other codes

Khaira falls in Banke Bazar sub-district, Gaya district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatBarheta
- Community development blockBanke Bazar
- Census village code255890

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?

- Banke Bazar (sub-district HQ)3 km by road
- Gaya (district HQ)42 km by road
- Sherghati (nearest town)11 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?

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

### In the village

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

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Sherghati
- ○Degree college10+ km · Sherghati
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gaya
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway stationunder 5 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)2 h summer · 3 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 88% of the 94 hectares of village land is sown, and 69 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, 6 had electricity, 29 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 49 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Khaira · ■ Banke Bazar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****6%**

**3%

Toilet within the home ****29%**

**18%

No toilet (open defecation) ****71%**

**82%

Tap water ****1%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****55%**

**45%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****86%**

**98%

Use banking services ****36%**

**40%

Television ****10%**

**6%

Mobile phone ****49%**

**47%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**5%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****33%**

**37%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Khaira?

■ Khaira · ■ Banke Bazar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****67.7%**

**60.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****890**

**941

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****958**

**985

Working population ****30.4%**

**35.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 74.6% for men and 59.9% for women. 48% of men and 10% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 11 (4%) · **■** Farm labourers 118 (38%) · **■** Household industry 7 (2%) · **■** Other work 65 (21%) · **■** Marginal 111 (36%)

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 Banke Bazar

- Tarwan1,128 people
- Fatehpur1,090 people
- Delaho1,057 people
- Kundil1,054 people
- Nawada987 people
- Hasanpur903 people
- Kharar889 people
- Pachma866 people

[All 99 villages in Banke Bazar](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/gaya/banke-bazar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Khaira from Gaya?42 km by road
- What is the population of Khaira?1,026 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Khaira in?Gaya district (Banke Bazar sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Khaira?67.7% (Census 2011)