Village · Kishanganj, Madhepura
# Haraili

Haraili is a village in Kishanganj sub-district of Madhepura district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted 5,493 people in 1,090 households, the 13th largest of 38 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 47.3%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 48.2%.
- 5,493 people (2011)
- 1,090 households
- 47.3% literacy
- 896 females per 1,000 males

## Haraili PIN code and other codes

Haraili falls in Kishanganj sub-district, Madhepura district, Bihar.
- Gram panchayat Rampur Khora
- Community development block Kishanganj
- Census village code 226127

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Haraili from nearby towns?
- Kishanganj (sub-district HQ) 2 km by road
- Madhepura (district HQ) 32 km by road
- Madhepura (nearest town) 32 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Haraili?

16 services counted by the Census are inside Haraili; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Primary school In village · 7 govt
- ● Middle school In village · 3 govt
- ● Secondary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Health sub-centre In village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ● Maternity & child welfare centre In village · 1 · 5 doctors
- ● Veterinary hospital In village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● Private bus service In village
- ● National highway In village
- ● State highway In village
- ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● Ration (PDS) shop In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village
- ● Polling station In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school under 5 km · Udakishanganj
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Madhepura
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Madhepura
- ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km
- ○ Dispensary 5–10 km
- ○ Post office under 5 km
- ○ Public bus service under 5 km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM under 5 km
- ○ Commercial bank under 5 km
- ○ Mandi / regular market under 5 km
- ○ Public library under 5 km

### Water and power
- Drinking water hand pumps and canal / river
- Electricity (2011) 6 h summer · 10 h winter

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Haraili known for?

The main crops are paddy. About 93% of the 54 hectares of village land is sown, and 42 hectares are irrigated.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in Haraili

Of every 100 households in Haraili in 2011, 11 had electricity, 9 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 47 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Haraili · ■ Kishanganj rural average
- Electricity for lighting 11% 7%
- Toilet within the home 9% 11%
- No toilet (open defecation) 91% 88%
- Tap water 0% 2%
- Drinking water within premises 74% 52%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 2%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 99% 96%
- Use banking services 32% 35%
- Television 5% 6%
- Mobile phone 47% 42%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 4% 5%
- Car / jeep / van 1% 1%
- None of these assets 32% 38%
- Own their home 99% 98%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Haraili?

■ Haraili · ■ Kishanganj rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 47.3% 48.2%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 896 910
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 900 941
- Working population 36.2% 36.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 56.5% for men and 37.0% for women. 46% of men and 26% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 127 (6%) · ■ Farm labourers 987 (50%) · ■ Household industry 12 (1%) · ■ Other work 135 (7%) · ■ Marginal 727 (37%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Kishanganj
- Madhuban 6,923 people
- Anandpur 6,572 people
- Rampur Khora 5,951 people
- Jotaili 5,760 people
- Ruhua urf Harpur Hingo 5,300 people
- Biri Ranpal 5,235 people
- Phanhan 5,062 people
- Singarpur 4,968 people

All 44 villages in Kishanganj

## Quick answers
- How far is Haraili from Madhepura? 32 km by road
- What is the population of Haraili? 5,493 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Haraili in? Madhepura district (Kishanganj sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Haraili? 47.3% (Census 2011)

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