# Khandail Village, Sherghati, Gaya (Bihar) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/gaya/sherghati/khandail/ Village · Sherghati, Gaya # Khandail Khandail is a village in Sherghati sub-district of Gaya district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **3,040 people in 484 households**, the 8th largest of 82 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 73.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 59.9%. - 3,040people (2011) - 484households - 73.9%literacy - 1,074females per 1,000 males ## Khandail PIN code and other codes Khandail falls in Sherghati sub-district, Gaya district, Bihar. - Gram panchayatCherki - Community development blockSherghati - Census village code256296 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Khandail from nearby towns? - Sherghati (sub-district HQ)10 km by road - Gaya (district HQ)40 km by road - Sherghati (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 Khandail? 16 services counted by the Census are inside Khandail; 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 - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●ATMIn village - ●Commercial bankIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Sherghati - ○Degree college10+ km · Gaya - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gaya - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps - Electricity (2011)4 h summer · 4 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 Khandail known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 28% of the 219 hectares of village land is sown, and 60 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 Khandail Of every 100 households in Khandail in 2011, 25 had electricity, 56 a toilet at home and 8 cooked with LPG; 53 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Khandail · ■ Sherghati rural average Electricity for lighting ****25%** **8% Toilet within the home ****56%** **18% No toilet (open defecation) ****42%** **82% Tap water ****0%** **2% Drinking water within premises ****55%** **44% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****8%** **2% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****81%** **95% Use banking services ****42%** **42% Television ****8%** **6% Mobile phone ****53%** **44% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****5%** **6% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **1% None of these assets ****41%** **35% Own their home ****95%** **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 Khandail? ■ Khandail · ■ Sherghati rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****73.9%** **59.9% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1074** **941 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1090** **997 Working population ****27.7%** **38.1% ### Women and men Literacy is 75.6% for men and 72.3% for women. 41% of men and 15% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 93 (11%) · **■** Farm labourers 383 (45%) · **■** Household industry 28 (3%) · **■** Other work 145 (17%) · **■** Marginal 194 (23%) 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 Sherghati - Chilam4,311 people - Cherki3,541 people - Barawan3,194 people - Kachauri3,128 people - Mahammadpur2,712 people - Mohabbatpur2,551 people - Banian Baraun2,457 people - Bela2,427 people [All 86 villages in Sherghati](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/gaya/sherghati/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Khandail from Gaya?40 km by road - What is the population of Khandail?3,040 (Census 2011) - Which district is Khandail in?Gaya district (Sherghati sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Khandail?73.9% (Census 2011)