# Khangawan Village, Azamnagar, Katihar (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Azamnagar, Katihar 

# Khangawan

Khangawan is a village in Azamnagar sub-district of Katihar district, Bihar, PIN code **854116**. The 2011 Census counted **1,799 people in 402 households**, the 66th largest of 214 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 50.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 47.6%.

- 1,799people (2011)
- 402households
- 50.1%literacy
- 854116PIN code

## Khangawan PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Khangawan is 854116.** Khangawan falls in Azamnagar sub-district, Katihar district, Bihar.

- PIN code854116
- Gram panchayatKelabari
- Community development blockAzamnagar
- Census village code225254

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

## How far is Khangawan from nearby towns?

- Azamnagar (sub-district HQ)5 km by road
- Katihar (district HQ)24 km by road
- Katihar (nearest town)24 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 Khangawan?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Khangawan; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Salmara
- ○Degree college10+ km · Salmari
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Jahangirpur
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes

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 Khangawan known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 81% of the 195 hectares of village land is sown, and 90 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 Khangawan

Of every 100 households in Khangawan in 2011, 0 had electricity, 14 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 28 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Khangawan · ■ Azamnagar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**1%

Toilet within the home ****14%**

**14%

No toilet (open defecation) ****85%**

**85%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****94%**

**46%

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

**1%

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

**98%

Use banking services ****27%**

**22%

Television ****3%**

**3%

Mobile phone ****28%**

**34%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**4%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****45%**

**33%

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 Khangawan?

■ Khangawan · ■ Azamnagar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****50.1%**

**47.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****973**

**920

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1086**

**964

Working population ****30.2%**

**32.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 59.5% for men and 40.2% for women. 47% of men and 13% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 96 (18%) · **■** Farm labourers 397 (73%) · **■** Household industry 3 (1%) · **■** Other work 26 (5%) · **■** Marginal 21 (4%)

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 Azamnagar

- Halimpur Belrahi1,883 people
- Tilas1,826 people
- Jhaua1,807 people
- Bagchhalla1,802 people
- Salmara1,793 people
- Hat Baraul1,760 people
- Kelabari1,754 people
- Raghopur1,702 people

[All 234 villages in Azamnagar](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/katihar/azamnagar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Khangawan?854116
- How far is Khangawan from Katihar?24 km by road
- What is the population of Khangawan?1,799 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Khangawan in?Katihar district (Azamnagar sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Khangawan?50.1% (Census 2011)