# Hawakol Khurd Village, Terhagachh, Kishanganj (Bihar)

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Village · Terhagachh, Kishanganj 

# Hawakol Khurd

Hawakol Khurd is a village in Terhagachh sub-district of Kishanganj district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,129 people in 223 households**, the 42nd largest of 78 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 65.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 54.5%.

- 1,129people (2011)
- 223households
- 65.9%literacy
- 991females per 1,000 males

## Hawakol Khurd PIN code and other codes

Hawakol Khurd falls in Terhagachh sub-district, Kishanganj district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatHawakol
- Community development blockTerhagachh
- Census village code222265

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

## How far is Hawakol Khurd from nearby towns?

- Terhagachh (sub-district HQ)6 km by road
- Kishanganj (district HQ)50 km by road
- Bahadurganj (nearest town)29 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 Hawakol Khurd?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Hawakol Khurd; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Terhagachh
- ○Degree college10+ km · Kishanganj
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Kishanganj
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand 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 Hawakol Khurd known for?

The main crops are **paddy, wheat and jute**. About 62% of the 130 hectares of village land is sown, and 20 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 Hawakol Khurd

Of every 100 households in Hawakol Khurd in 2011, 0 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 88 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Hawakol Khurd · ■ Terhagachh rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**0%

Toilet within the home ****1%**

**3%

No toilet (open defecation) ****99%**

**96%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****30%**

**38%

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

**0%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**96%

Use banking services ****4%**

**14%

Television ****0%**

**2%

Mobile phone ****88%**

**44%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**5%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**1%

None of these assets ****4%**

**27%

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 Hawakol Khurd?

■ Hawakol Khurd · ■ Terhagachh rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****65.9%**

**54.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****991**

**939

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1114**

**973

Working population ****33.7%**

**30.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 75.1% for men and 56.4% for women. 48% of men and 19% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 42 (11%) · **■** Farm labourers 87 (23%) · **■** Other work 2 (1%) · **■** Marginal 249 (66%)

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 Terhagachh

- Bhelagurhi1,208 people
- Chichora1,198 people
- Kharrakasht1,183 people
- Kadleta1,166 people
- Asha1,019 people
- Benugarh1,007 people
- Kanchanbari972 people
- Mianpur962 people

[All 81 villages in Terhagachh](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/kishanganj/terhagachh/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Hawakol Khurd from Kishanganj?50 km by road
- What is the population of Hawakol Khurd?1,129 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Hawakol Khurd in?Kishanganj district (Terhagachh sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Hawakol Khurd?65.9% (Census 2011)