# Kharaua Village, Muhra, Gaya (Bihar) – PIN Code & Facilities

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Village · Muhra, Gaya 

# Kharaua

Kharaua is a village in Muhra sub-district of Gaya district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,999 people in 326 households**, the 11th largest of 49 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 60.8%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 60.2%.

- 1,999people (2011)
- 326households
- 60.8%literacy
- 971females per 1,000 males

## Kharaua PIN code and other codes

Kharaua falls in Muhra sub-district, Gaya district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatArai
- Community development blockMuhra
- Census village code255152

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

## How far is Kharaua from nearby towns?

- Muhra (sub-district HQ)18 km by road
- Gaya (district HQ)45 km by road
- Gaya (nearest town)45 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 Kharaua?

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

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Bajirganj
- ○Degree college10+ km · Gaya
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gaya
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop10+ 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 Kharaua known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 98% of the 210 hectares of village land is sown, and 206 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 Kharaua

Of every 100 households in Kharaua in 2011, 0 had electricity, 24 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 26 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Kharaua · ■ Muhra rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**1%

Toilet within the home ****24%**

**14%

No toilet (open defecation) ****76%**

**86%

Tap water ****1%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****35%**

**29%

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

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**96%

Use banking services ****18%**

**35%

Television ****1%**

**6%

Mobile phone ****26%**

**48%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**5%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****38%**

**39%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Kharaua?

■ Kharaua · ■ Muhra rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****60.8%**

**60.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****971**

**946

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****874**

**957

Working population ****37.1%**

**41.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 72.1% for men and 49.6% for women. 46% of men and 27% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 104 (14%) · **■** Farm labourers 270 (36%) · **■** Other work 44 (6%) · **■** Marginal 323 (44%)

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 Muhra

- Jota4,086 people
- Arai3,353 people
- Basar2,926 people
- Bikaipur2,758 people
- Gehlaur1,986 people
- Aer1,945 people
- Bela1,895 people
- Raj Bigha1,812 people

[All 54 villages in Muhra](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/gaya/muhra/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Kharaua from Gaya?45 km by road
- What is the population of Kharaua?1,999 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kharaua in?Gaya district (Muhra sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Kharaua?60.8% (Census 2011)