# Khaira Village, Khizirsarai, Gaya (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Khizirsarai, Gaya 

# Khaira

Khaira is a village in Khizirsarai sub-district of Gaya district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **2,005 people in 339 households**, the 34th largest of 102 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 46.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 63.0%.

- 2,005people (2011)
- 339households
- 46.3%literacy
- 979females per 1,000 males

## Khaira PIN code and other codes

Khaira falls in Khizirsarai sub-district, Gaya district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatUchauli
- Community development blockKhizirsarai
- Census village code255053

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?

- Khizirsarai (sub-district HQ)8 km by road
- Gaya (district HQ)18 km by road
- Gaya (nearest town)18 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?

5 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
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●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 centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ 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

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 48% of the 160 hectares of village land is sown, and 75 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, 0 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 28 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Khaira · ■ Khizirsarai rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**1%

Toilet within the home ****2%**

**17%

No toilet (open defecation) ****98%**

**83%

Tap water ****0%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****7%**

**44%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**93%

Use banking services ****56%**

**46%

Television ****0%**

**9%

Mobile phone ****28%**

**51%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**6%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****61%**

**32%

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 · ■ Khizirsarai rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****46.3%**

**63.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****979**

**950

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1035**

**969

Working population ****47.2%**

**39.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 59.6% for men and 32.5% for women. 48% of men and 46% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 368 (39%) · **■** Farm labourers 272 (29%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 13 (1%) · **■** Marginal 292 (31%)

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 Khizirsarai

- Maksudpur2,293 people
- Shahbazpur2,240 people
- Pirkhan Sarai2,158 people
- Keni2,140 people
- Simrauka1,985 people
- Tarka1,959 people
- Kewari1,877 people
- Adampur1,870 people

[All 115 villages in Khizirsarai](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/gaya/khizirsarai/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Khaira from Gaya?18 km by road
- What is the population of Khaira?2,005 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Khaira in?Gaya district (Khizirsarai sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Khaira?46.3% (Census 2011)