# Khairan Village, Balrampur, Katihar (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Balrampur, Katihar 

# Khairan

Khairan is a village in Balrampur sub-district of Katihar district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **2,066 people in 422 households**, the 25th largest of 130 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 55.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 47.2%.

- 2,066people (2011)
- 422households
- 55.5%literacy
- 996females per 1,000 males

## Khairan PIN code and other codes

Khairan falls in Balrampur sub-district, Katihar district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatFatehpur
- Community development blockBalrampur
- Census village code224866

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

## How far is Khairan from nearby towns?

- Balrampur (sub-district HQ)15 km by road
- Katihar (district HQ)65 km by road
- Raiganj (nearest town)20 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 Khairan?

13 services counted by the Census are inside Khairan; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Balrampur
- ○Degree college10+ km · Bhemial
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Katihar
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 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 Khairan known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 80% of the 122 hectares of village land is sown, and 79 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 Khairan

Of every 100 households in Khairan in 2011, 0 had electricity, 3 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 22 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Khairan · ■ Balrampur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**1%

Toilet within the home ****3%**

**6%

No toilet (open defecation) ****97%**

**92%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****20%**

**44%

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

**0%

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

**98%

Use banking services ****10%**

**15%

Television ****0%**

**3%

Mobile phone ****22%**

**31%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**4%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****35%**

**35%

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 Khairan?

■ Khairan · ■ Balrampur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****55.5%**

**47.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****996**

**934

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1114**

**953

Working population ****35.9%**

**30.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 62.7% for men and 48.1% for women. 46% of men and 25% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 153 (21%) · **■** Farm labourers 267 (36%) · **■** Household industry 121 (16%) · **■** Other work 34 (5%) · **■** Marginal 166 (22%)

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 Balrampur

- Sohar2,141 people
- Sadipur2,090 people
- Datian2,084 people
- Shahpur2,078 people
- Lutipur2,020 people
- Dullahpur2,018 people
- Fatehpur1,994 people
- Madhopur1,969 people

[All 155 villages in Balrampur](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/katihar/balrampur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Khairan from Katihar?65 km by road
- What is the population of Khairan?2,066 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Khairan in?Katihar district (Balrampur sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Khairan?55.5% (Census 2011)