# Khauna Village, Basopatti, Madhubani (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Basopatti, Madhubani 

# Khauna

Khauna is a village in Basopatti sub-district of Madhubani district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **5,780 people in 1,043 households**, the 12th largest of 33 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 53.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 58.6%.

- 5,780people (2011)
- 1,043households
- 53.5%literacy
- 900females per 1,000 males

## Khauna PIN code and other codes

Khauna falls in Basopatti sub-district, Madhubani district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatKhauna
- Community development blockBasopatti
- Census village code219895

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

## How far is Khauna from nearby towns?

- Basopatti (sub-district HQ)25 km by road
- Madhubani (district HQ)51 km by road
- Jainagar (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 Khauna?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 4 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Basopatti
- ○Degree college10+ km · Madhubani
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Madhubani
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)5 h summer · 6 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 Khauna known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 98% of the 369 hectares of village land is sown, and 140 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 Khauna

Of every 100 households in Khauna in 2011, 3 had electricity, 17 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 65 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 5 a car.

■ Khauna · ■ Basopatti rural average

Electricity for lighting ****3%**

**8%

Toilet within the home ****17%**

**20%

No toilet (open defecation) ****83%**

**79%

Tap water ****4%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****40%**

**36%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**3%

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

**95%

Use banking services ****27%**

**33%

Television ****10%**

**7%

Mobile phone ****65%**

**50%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**6%

Car / jeep / van ****5%**

**2%

None of these assets ****6%**

**21%

Own their home ****98%**

**97%

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 Khauna?

■ Khauna · ■ Basopatti rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****53.5%**

**58.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****900**

**911

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****934**

**947

Working population ****32.6%**

**37.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 67.9% for men and 37.3% for women. 48% of men and 16% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 238 (13%) · **■** Farm labourers 1,160 (62%) · **■** Household industry 52 (3%) · **■** Other work 152 (8%) · **■** Marginal 282 (15%)

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 Basopatti

- Hathapur7,921 people
- Chhitauni6,231 people
- Bhaiapatti6,125 people
- Khataia5,941 people
- Siriapur5,701 people
- Jonki5,161 people
- Phent5,005 people
- Arghawa4,735 people

[All 34 villages in Basopatti](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/madhubani/basopatti/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Khauna from Madhubani?51 km by road
- What is the population of Khauna?5,780 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Khauna in?Madhubani district (Basopatti sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Khauna?53.5% (Census 2011)