# Khaon Village, Alamnagar, Madhepura (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Alamnagar, Madhepura 

# Khaon

Khaon is a village in Alamnagar sub-district of Madhepura district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **2,568 people in 544 households**, the 20th largest of 28 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 46.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 48.2%.

- 2,568people (2011)
- 544households
- 46.7%literacy
- 912females per 1,000 males

## Khaon PIN code and other codes

Khaon falls in Alamnagar sub-district, Madhepura district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatItahari
- Community development blockAlamnagar
- Census village code226186

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

## How far is Khaon from nearby towns?

- Alamnagar (sub-district HQ)28 km by road
- Madhepura (district HQ)65 km by road
- Murliganj (nearest town)50 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 Khaon?

11 services counted by the Census are inside Khaon; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Alamnagar
- ○Degree college10+ km · Madhepura
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Alamnagar
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway stationunder 5 km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps

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 Khaon known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 90% of the 459 hectares of village land is sown, and 280 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 Khaon

Of every 100 households in Khaon in 2011, 0 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 40 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Khaon · ■ Alamnagar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**4%

Toilet within the home ****2%**

**9%

No toilet (open defecation) ****98%**

**90%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****26%**

**48%

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

**1%

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

**99%

Use banking services ****19%**

**20%

Television ****6%**

**4%

Mobile phone ****40%**

**43%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****45%**

**38%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Khaon?

■ Khaon · ■ Alamnagar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****46.7%**

**48.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****912**

**903

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****917**

**952

Working population ****28.1%**

**35.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 55.3% for men and 37.4% for women. 41% of men and 14% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 42 (6%) · **■** Farm labourers 306 (42%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 32 (4%) · **■** Marginal 340 (47%)

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 Alamnagar

- Tilakpur3,703 people
- Akha3,069 people
- Muraut2,955 people
- Singhar2,764 people
- Kapasia2,426 people
- Ladma2,234 people
- Gauchi Dih2,134 people
- Barhauna1,829 people

[All 29 villages in Alamnagar](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/madhepura/alamnagar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Khaon from Madhepura?65 km by road
- What is the population of Khaon?2,568 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Khaon in?Madhepura district (Alamnagar sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Khaon?46.7% (Census 2011)