# Khardih Village, Sikandra, Jamui (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Sikandra, Jamui 

# Khardih

Khardih is a village in Sikandra sub-district of Jamui district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **2,279 people in 426 households**, the 22nd largest of 64 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 63.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 60.1%.

- 2,279people (2011)
- 426households
- 63.1%literacy
- 1,040females per 1,000 males

## Khardih PIN code and other codes

Khardih falls in Sikandra sub-district, Jamui district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatKhardih
- Community development blockSikandra
- Census village code258624

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

## How far is Khardih from nearby towns?

- Sikandra (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Jamui (district HQ)26 km by road
- Jamui (nearest town)26 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 Khardih?

14 services counted by the Census are inside Khardih; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn 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

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Sikandra
- ○Degree college10+ km · Jamui
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bhagalpur
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)3 h summer · 5 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 Khardih known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 87% of the 183 hectares of village land is sown, and 140 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 Khardih

Of every 100 households in Khardih in 2011, 11 had electricity, 34 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 62 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Khardih · ■ Sikandra rural average

Electricity for lighting ****11%**

**8%

Toilet within the home ****34%**

**20%

No toilet (open defecation) ****66%**

**79%

Tap water ****2%**

**5%

Drinking water within premises ****48%**

**24%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%**

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%**

**94%

Use banking services ****65%**

**40%

Television ****10%**

**10%

Mobile phone ****62%**

**53%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**5%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**2%

None of these assets ****27%**

**31%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Khardih?

■ Khardih · ■ Sikandra rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****63.1%**

**60.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1040**

**937

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1014**

**955

Working population ****39.1%**

**38.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 75.1% for men and 51.6% for women. 44% of men and 34% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 95 (11%) · **■** Farm labourers 268 (30%) · **■** Household industry 7 (1%) · **■** Other work 139 (16%) · **■** Marginal 382 (43%)

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 Sikandra

- Pirhanda2,601 people
- Tal Saharsa2,590 people
- Konan2,579 people
- Charan2,504 people
- Dhanwe2,149 people
- Patamar1,911 people
- Karma1,864 people
- Shiudih1,819 people

[All 68 villages in Sikandra](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/jamui/sikandra/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Khardih from Jamui?26 km by road
- What is the population of Khardih?2,279 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Khardih in?Jamui district (Sikandra sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Khardih?63.1% (Census 2011)