# Khiria Village, Korha, Katihar (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Korha, Katihar 

# Khiria

Khiria is a village in Korha sub-district of Katihar district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **14,257 people in 2,745 households**, the 3rd largest of 72 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 47.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 50.2%.

- 14,257people (2011)
- 2,745households
- 47.9%literacy
- 927females per 1,000 males

## Khiria PIN code and other codes

Khiria falls in Korha sub-district, Katihar district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatKhiria
- Community development blockKorha
- Census village code224386

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

## How far is Khiria from nearby towns?

- Korha (sub-district HQ)7 km by road
- Katihar (district HQ)15 km by road
- Katihar (nearest town)15 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 Khiria?

23 services counted by the Census are inside Khiria; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 4 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●National highwayIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Commercial bankIn village
- ●Cooperative bankIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn 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
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Korha
- ○Degree college10+ km · Katihar
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Katihar
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)3 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 Khiria known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 73% of the 1,174 hectares of village land is sown, and 353 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 Khiria

Of every 100 households in Khiria in 2011, 8 had electricity, 13 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 30 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Khiria · ■ Korha rural average

Electricity for lighting ****8%**

**10%

Toilet within the home ****13%**

**13%

No toilet (open defecation) ****87%**

**86%

Tap water ****1%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****42%**

**47%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**2%

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

**97%

Use banking services ****19%**

**32%

Television ****7%**

**9%

Mobile phone ****30%**

**35%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**6%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****38%**

**34%

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 Khiria?

■ Khiria · ■ Korha rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****47.9%**

**50.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****927**

**932

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****961**

**979

Working population ****30.2%**

**33.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 54.3% for men and 40.8% for women. 44% of men and 15% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 673 (16%) · **■** Farm labourers 2,631 (61%) · **■** Household industry 48 (1%) · **■** Other work 405 (9%) · **■** Marginal 547 (13%)

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 Korha

- Simaria21,227 people
- Musapur14,848 people
- Madhura10,063 people
- Nakipur9,275 people
- Rautara9,042 people
- Bishunpur8,995 people

[All 84 villages in Korha](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/katihar/korha/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Khiria from Katihar?15 km by road
- What is the population of Khiria?14,257 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Khiria in?Katihar district (Korha sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Khiria?47.9% (Census 2011)