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

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Village · Azamnagar, Katihar 

# Khuriyal

Khuriyal is a village in Azamnagar sub-district of Katihar district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **7,680 people in 1,688 households**, the 2nd largest of 214 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 46.6%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 47.6%.

- 7,680people (2011)
- 1,688households
- 46.6%literacy
- 879females per 1,000 males

## Khuriyal PIN code and other codes

Khuriyal falls in Azamnagar sub-district, Katihar district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatKhuriyal
- Community development blockAzamnagar
- Census village code225281

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

## How far is Khuriyal from nearby towns?

- Azamnagar (sub-district HQ)12 km by road
- Katihar (district HQ)40 km by road
- Katihar (nearest town)40 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 Khuriyal?

16 services counted by the Census are inside Khuriyal; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Degree collegeIn village · 1 private
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Railway stationIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Commercial bankIn village
- ●Cooperative bankIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Salmari
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Jahangirpur
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand 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 Khuriyal known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 80% of the 693 hectares of village land is sown, and 403 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 Khuriyal

Of every 100 households in Khuriyal in 2011, 1 had electricity, 23 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 52 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Khuriyal · ■ Azamnagar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****1%**

**1%

Toilet within the home ****23%**

**14%

No toilet (open defecation) ****75%**

**85%

Tap water ****1%**

**1%

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

**46%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****95%**

**98%

Use banking services ****30%**

**22%

Television ****3%**

**3%

Mobile phone ****52%**

**34%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**4%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****23%**

**33%

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 Khuriyal?

■ Khuriyal · ■ Azamnagar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****46.6%**

**47.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****879**

**920

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****912**

**964

Working population ****30.4%**

**32.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 52.6% for men and 39.7% for women. 52% of men and 5% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 512 (22%) · **■** Farm labourers 1,180 (50%) · **■** Household industry 30 (1%) · **■** Other work 124 (5%) · **■** Marginal 491 (21%)

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

- Azamnagar9,855 people
- Gorakhpur7,399 people
- Chaulhar6,387 people
- Pindhal5,292 people
- Amarsinghpur5,289 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Khuriyal from Katihar?40 km by road
- What is the population of Khuriyal?7,680 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Khuriyal in?Katihar district (Azamnagar sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Khuriyal?46.6% (Census 2011)