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

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Village · Kharagpur, Munger 

# Khiridih

Khiridih is a village in Kharagpur sub-district of Munger district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **2,178 people in 412 households**, the 31st largest of 92 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 67.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 61.2%.

- 2,178people (2011)
- 412households
- 67.2%literacy
- 852females per 1,000 males

## Khiridih PIN code and other codes

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

- Gram panchayatKouria
- Community development blockKharagpur
- Census village code242966

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

## How far is Khiridih from nearby towns?

- Kharagpur (sub-district HQ)12 km by road
- Munger (district HQ)35 km by road
- Kharagpur (nearest town)12 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 Khiridih?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn 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
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Murheri
- ○Degree college10+ km · Kharagpur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Munger
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 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, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)7 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 Khiridih known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 49% of the 386 hectares of village land is sown, and 180 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 Khiridih

Of every 100 households in Khiridih in 2011, 32 had electricity, 15 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 58 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Khiridih · ■ Kharagpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****32%**

**20%

Toilet within the home ****15%**

**18%

No toilet (open defecation) ****81%**

**81%

Tap water ****8%**

**8%

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

**30%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****94%**

**95%

Use banking services ****57%**

**56%

Television ****12%**

**12%

Mobile phone ****58%**

**47%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**6%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**2%

None of these assets ****27%**

**34%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Khiridih?

■ Khiridih · ■ Kharagpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****67.2%**

**61.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****852**

**878

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****989**

**940

Working population ****35.8%**

**34.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 76.0% for men and 56.5% for women. 48% of men and 21% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 89 (11%) · **■** Farm labourers 191 (25%) · **■** Household industry 4 (1%) · **■** Other work 62 (8%) · **■** Marginal 433 (56%)

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

- Gaura2,311 people
- Tola Banhara2,305 people
- Paharpur2,214 people
- Lohra Lachhmipur2,190 people
- Madhuban2,104 people
- Parsotimpur1,893 people
- Kathna1,880 people
- Dagri1,866 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Khiridih from Munger?35 km by road
- What is the population of Khiridih?2,178 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Khiridih in?Munger district (Kharagpur sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Khiridih?67.2% (Census 2011)