# Khiriyawan Village, Gaya Town C.D.Block, Gaya (Bihar) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/gaya/gaya-town-c-d-block/khiriyawan/ Village · Gaya Town C.D.Block, Gaya # Khiriyawan Khiriyawan is a village in Gaya Town C.D.Block sub-district of Gaya district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **2,839 people in 448 households**, the 19th largest of 85 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 66.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 61.9%. - 2,839people (2011) - 448households - 66.8%literacy - 889females per 1,000 males ## Khiriyawan PIN code and other codes Khiriyawan falls in Gaya Town C.D.Block sub-district, Gaya district, Bihar. - Gram panchayatKhiriyawan - Community development blockGaya Town C.D.Block - Census village code255381 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Khiriyawan from nearby towns? - Gaya Town C.D.Block (sub-district HQ)7 km by road - Gaya (district HQ)7 km by road - Gaya (nearest town)7 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 Khiriyawan? 9 services counted by the Census are inside Khiriyawan; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Gaya - ○Degree college10+ km · Gaya - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gaya - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Public bus service5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps - 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 Khiriyawan known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 61% of the 280 hectares of village land is sown, and 133 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 Khiriyawan Of every 100 households in Khiriyawan in 2011, 80 had electricity, 29 a toilet at home and 11 cooked with LPG; 66 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Khiriyawan · ■ Gaya Town C.D.Block rural average Electricity for lighting ****80%** **21% Toilet within the home ****29%** **26% No toilet (open defecation) ****71%** **73% Tap water ****5%** **3% Drinking water within premises ****47%** **51% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****11%** **4% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****80%** **87% Use banking services ****84%** **50% Television ****50%** **22% Mobile phone ****66%** **50% Computer with internet ****1%** **0% Two-wheeler ****12%** **8% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****18%** **30% Own their home ****97%** **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 Khiriyawan? ■ Khiriyawan · ■ Gaya Town C.D.Block rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****66.8%** **61.9% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****889** **940 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****804** **974 Working population ****41.8%** **35.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 75.3% for men and 57.4% for women. 50% of men and 33% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 148 (12%) · **■** Farm labourers 344 (29%) · **■** Household industry 17 (1%) · **■** Other work 149 (13%) · **■** Marginal 529 (45%) 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 Gaya Town C.D.Block - Neazipur3,121 people - Dubahal2,995 people - Churi2,977 people - Siarbhuka2,875 people - Ghuthia2,527 people - Mandaul2,455 people - Parsanwan2,351 people - Chamardih2,323 people [All 87 villages in Gaya Town C.D.Block](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/gaya/gaya-town-c-d-block/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Khiriyawan from Gaya?7 km by road - What is the population of Khiriyawan?2,839 (Census 2011) - Which district is Khiriyawan in?Gaya district (Gaya Town C.D.Block sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Khiriyawan?66.8% (Census 2011)