# Khap Village, Bodh Gaya, Gaya (Bihar) – PIN Code & Facilities

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Village · Bodh Gaya, Gaya 

# Khap

Khap is a village in Bodh Gaya sub-district of Gaya district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **3,033 people in 488 households**, the 12th largest of 132 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 50.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 58.1%.

- 3,033people (2011)
- 488households
- 50.3%literacy
- 947females per 1,000 males

## Khap PIN code and other codes

Khap falls in Bodh Gaya sub-district, Gaya district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatKhap
- Community development blockBodh Gaya
- Census village code256532

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

## How far is Khap from nearby towns?

- Bodh Gaya (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Gaya (district HQ)20 km by road
- Bodh Gaya (nearest town)10 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 Khap?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Khap; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary school5–10 km · Cherki
- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Bodh Gaya
- ○Degree college10+ km · Bodh Gaya
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gaya
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)5 h summer · 6 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 Khap known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 99% of the 129 hectares of village land is sown, and 106 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 Khap

Of every 100 households in Khap in 2011, 33 had electricity, 51 a toilet at home and 9 cooked with LPG; 37 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Khap · ■ Bodh Gaya rural average

Electricity for lighting ****33%**

**17%

Toilet within the home ****51%**

**12%

No toilet (open defecation) ****49%**

**87%

Tap water ****16%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****53%**

**41%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****9%**

**2%

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

**94%

Use banking services ****48%**

**42%

Television ****15%**

**13%

Mobile phone ****37%**

**46%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**6%

Car / jeep / van ****4%**

**1%

None of these assets ****40%**

**37%

Own their home ****96%**

**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 Khap?

■ Khap · ■ Bodh Gaya rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****50.3%**

**58.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****947**

**952

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****878**

**958

Working population ****45.6%**

**37.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 53.0% for men and 47.6% for women. 53% of men and 37% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 542 (39%) · **■** Farm labourers 60 (4%) · **■** Household industry 15 (1%) · **■** Other work 327 (24%) · **■** Marginal 438 (32%)

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 Bodh Gaya

- Intara3,386 people
- Sahdew khap3,181 people
- Basari3,128 people
- Sekhwara3,116 people
- Mora Mardana3,029 people
- Nawan2,991 people
- Jhikatiya2,892 people
- Dirawan2,869 people

[All 139 villages in Bodh Gaya](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/gaya/bodh-gaya/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Khap from Gaya?20 km by road
- What is the population of Khap?3,033 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Khap in?Gaya district (Bodh Gaya sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Khap?50.3% (Census 2011)