# Khaira Village, Sameli, Katihar (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/katihar/sameli/khaira/ Village · Sameli, Katihar # Khaira Khaira is a village in Sameli sub-district of Katihar district, Bihar, PIN code **854101**. The 2011 Census counted **6,864 people in 1,381 households**, the 4th largest of 23 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 60.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 54.5%. - 6,864people (2011) - 1,381households - 60.2%literacy - 854101PIN code ## Khaira PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Khaira is 854101.** Khaira falls in Sameli sub-district, Katihar district, Bihar. - PIN code854101 - Gram panchayatKhaira - Community development blockSameli - Census village code225640 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Khaira from nearby towns? - Sameli (sub-district HQ)2 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 Khaira? 19 services counted by the Census are inside Khaira; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●ITI / vocational schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●TB clinicIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Chandpur - ○Degree college10+ km · Katihar - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)6 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 Khaira known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 61% of the 467 hectares of village land is sown, and 202 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 Khaira Of every 100 households in Khaira in 2011, 14 had electricity, 26 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 42 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Khaira · ■ Sameli rural average Electricity for lighting ****14%** **14% Toilet within the home ****26%** **15% No toilet (open defecation) ****74%** **84% Tap water ****0%** **1% Drinking water within premises ****74%** **56% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%** **2% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%** **96% Use banking services ****36%** **33% Television ****17%** **11% Mobile phone ****42%** **38% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****7%** **5% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****27%** **34% 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 Khaira? ■ Khaira · ■ Sameli rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****60.2%** **54.5% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****912** **918 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****992** **968 Working population ****41.2%** **40.9% ### Women and men Literacy is 69.3% for men and 50.0% for women. 49% of men and 32% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 386 (14%) · **■** Farm labourers 819 (29%) · **■** Household industry 59 (2%) · **■** Other work 181 (6%) · **■** Marginal 1,381 (49%) 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 Sameli - Chandpur18,636 people - Muradpur *14,505 people - Dumar7,282 people - Maula Nagar Chakla6,422 people - Chhohar6,073 people - Bakia3,697 people - Mothoria2,830 people [All 36 villages in Sameli](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/katihar/sameli/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Khaira?854101 - How far is Khaira from Katihar?40 km by road - What is the population of Khaira?6,864 (Census 2011) - Which district is Khaira in?Katihar district (Sameli sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Khaira?60.2% (Census 2011)