# Khirnia Village, Chautham, Khagaria (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Chautham, Khagaria 

# Khirnia

Khirnia is a village in Chautham sub-district of Khagaria district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **3,037 people in 549 households**, the 17th largest of 28 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 66.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 56.2%.

- 3,037people (2011)
- 549households
- 66.7%literacy
- 878females per 1,000 males

## Khirnia PIN code and other codes

Khirnia falls in Chautham sub-district, Khagaria district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatHardiya
- Community development blockChautham
- Census village code238648

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

## How far is Khirnia from nearby towns?

- Chautham (sub-district HQ)6 km by road
- Khagaria (district HQ)15 km by road
- Khagaria (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 Khirnia?

14 services counted by the Census are inside Khirnia; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 2 doctors
- ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Khagaria
- ○Degree college10+ km · Khagaria
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Khagaria
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)5 h summer · 7 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 Khirnia known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 80% of the 193 hectares of village land is sown, and 116 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 Khirnia

Of every 100 households in Khirnia in 2011, 23 had electricity, 36 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 83 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Khirnia · ■ Chautham rural average

Electricity for lighting ****23%**

**10%

Toilet within the home ****36%**

**17%

No toilet (open defecation) ****64%**

**81%

Tap water ****0%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****43%**

**37%

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

**2%

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

**98%

Use banking services ****58%**

**39%

Television ****6%**

**8%

Mobile phone ****83%**

**47%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****15%**

**39%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Khirnia?

■ Khirnia · ■ Chautham rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****66.7%**

**56.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****878**

**884

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****895**

**935

Working population ****24.5%**

**37.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 74.6% for men and 57.6% for women. 42% of men and 4% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 89 (12%) · **■** Farm labourers 489 (66%) · **■** Household industry 5 (1%) · **■** Other work 116 (16%) · **■** Marginal 44 (6%)

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 Chautham

- Kharaita4,298 people
- Bal Kunda4,073 people
- Buchcha3,878 people
- Lagma3,240 people
- Phango2,886 people
- Farreh2,754 people
- Agrahan2,035 people
- Bhelauri1,967 people

[All 28 villages in Chautham](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/khagaria/chautham/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Khirnia from Khagaria?15 km by road
- What is the population of Khirnia?3,037 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Khirnia in?Khagaria district (Chautham sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Khirnia?66.7% (Census 2011)