# Khaira Village, Kharagpur, Munger (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Kharagpur, Munger 

# Khaira

Khaira is a village in Kharagpur sub-district of Munger district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **3,366 people in 706 households**, the 17th largest of 92 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 69.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 61.2%.

- 3,366people (2011)
- 706households
- 69.0%literacy
- 876females per 1,000 males

## Khaira PIN code and other codes

Khaira falls in Kharagpur sub-district, Munger district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatRamankabad East
- Community development blockKharagpur
- Census village code243019

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

## How far is Khaira from nearby towns?

- Kharagpur (sub-district HQ)4 km by road
- Munger (district HQ)39 km by road
- Kharagpur (nearest town)4 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 Khaira?

12 services counted by the Census are inside Khaira; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Raunakabad
- ○Degree college10+ km · Kharagpur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Kharagpur
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)6 h summer · 7 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 Khaira known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 88% of the 268 hectares of village land is sown, and 217 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 Khaira

Of every 100 households in Khaira in 2011, 19 had electricity, 28 a toilet at home and 9 cooked with LPG; 56 had a mobile phone, 11 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Khaira · ■ Kharagpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****19%**

**20%

Toilet within the home ****28%**

**18%

No toilet (open defecation) ****72%**

**81%

Tap water ****5%**

**8%

Drinking water within premises ****28%**

**30%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****9%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****90%**

**95%

Use banking services ****70%**

**56%

Television ****16%**

**12%

Mobile phone ****56%**

**47%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****11%**

**6%

Car / jeep / van ****4%**

**2%

None of these assets ****29%**

**34%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Khaira?

■ Khaira · ■ Kharagpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****69.0%**

**61.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****876**

**878

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****912**

**940

Working population ****39.4%**

**34.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 74.9% for men and 62.2% for women. 47% of men and 30% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 243 (18%) · **■** Farm labourers 265 (20%) · **■** Household industry 29 (2%) · **■** Other work 152 (11%) · **■** Marginal 636 (48%)

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 Kharagpur

- Dariyapur3,755 people
- Baijalpur3,709 people
- Barhouna3,573 people
- Sibpur Laugain3,374 people
- Barui3,113 people
- Khanrbihari3,006 people
- Bhadaura2,929 people
- Naki2,735 people

[All 120 villages in Kharagpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/munger/kharagpur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Khaira from Munger?39 km by road
- What is the population of Khaira?3,366 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Khaira in?Munger district (Kharagpur sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Khaira?69.0% (Census 2011)