# Khaurdah Village, Thakurganj, Kishanganj (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Thakurganj, Kishanganj 

# Khaurdah

Khaurdah is a village in Thakurganj sub-district of Kishanganj district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **2,231 people in 465 households**, the 40th largest of 119 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 50.9%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 49.8%.

- 2,231people (2011)
- 465households
- 50.9%literacy
- 959females per 1,000 males

## Khaurdah PIN code and other codes

Khaurdah falls in Thakurganj sub-district, Kishanganj district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatKharudah
- Community development blockThakurganj
- Census village code222506

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

## How far is Khaurdah from nearby towns?

- Thakurganj (sub-district HQ)26 km by road
- Kishanganj (district HQ)31 km by road
- Thakurganj (nearest town)26 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 Khaurdah?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Khaurdah; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Thakurganj
- ○Degree college10+ km · Kanakpur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Kishanganj
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)1 h summer · 3 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 Khaurdah known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 74% of the 399 hectares of village land is sown, and 81 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 Khaurdah

Of every 100 households in Khaurdah in 2011, 0 had electricity, 3 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 30 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Khaurdah · ■ Thakurganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**13%

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

**7%

No toilet (open defecation) ****96%**

**92%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

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

**52%

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

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%**

**97%

Use banking services ****27%**

**16%

Television ****3%**

**9%

Mobile phone ****30%**

**31%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**5%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****40%**

**34%

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 Khaurdah?

■ Khaurdah · ■ Thakurganj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****50.9%**

**49.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****959**

**945

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1106**

**977

Working population ****38.2%**

**34.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 58.6% for men and 42.6% for women. 54% of men and 22% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 119 (14%) · **■** Farm labourers 386 (45%) · **■** Household industry 7 (1%) · **■** Other work 47 (6%) · **■** Marginal 293 (34%)

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 Thakurganj

- Saraikuri2,358 people
- Salgori2,339 people
- Patbhari2,284 people
- Katharo2,244 people
- Bahadurpur2,195 people
- Koia1,998 people
- Petbhari1,987 people
- Kukurbaghi1,984 people

[All 133 villages in Thakurganj](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/kishanganj/thakurganj/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Khaurdah from Kishanganj?31 km by road
- What is the population of Khaurdah?2,231 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Khaurdah in?Kishanganj district (Thakurganj sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Khaurdah?50.9% (Census 2011)