# Khaira Village, Ben, Nalanda (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Ben, Nalanda 

# Khaira

Khaira is a village in Ben sub-district of Nalanda district, Bihar, PIN code **803114**. The 2011 Census counted **4,709 people in 812 households**, the 5th largest of 32 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 62.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 64.6%.

- 4,709people (2011)
- 812households
- 62.0%literacy
- 803114PIN code

## Khaira PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Khaira is 803114.** Khaira falls in Ben sub-district, Nalanda district, Bihar.

- PIN code803114
- Gram panchayatKhaira
- Community development blockBen
- Census village code244989

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?

- Ben (sub-district HQ)8 km by road
- Biharsharif (district HQ)18 km by road
- Biharsharif (nearest town)18 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?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 4 govt · 2 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn 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 school5–10 km · Islampur
- ○Degree college10+ km · Islampur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Biharsharif
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)2 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 Khaira known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 68% of the 616 hectares of village land is sown, and 246 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, 9 had electricity, 20 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 30 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Khaira · ■ Ben rural average

Electricity for lighting ****9%**

**8%

Toilet within the home ****20%**

**18%

No toilet (open defecation) ****79%**

**80%

Tap water ****0%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****35%**

**36%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%**

**2%

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

**96%

Use banking services ****43%**

**38%

Television ****13%**

**12%

Mobile phone ****30%**

**44%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****48%**

**44%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Khaira?

■ Khaira · ■ Ben rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****62.0%**

**64.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****910**

**919

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****930**

**946

Working population ****39.2%**

**40.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 74.2% for men and 48.6% for women. 49% of men and 28% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 338 (18%) · **■** Farm labourers 832 (45%) · **■** Household industry 34 (2%) · **■** Other work 119 (6%) · **■** Marginal 523 (28%)

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 Ben

- Maijra7,824 people
- Ben6,525 people
- At5,605 people
- Eksara4,965 people
- Arawan4,622 people
- Nohsa4,135 people
- Akauna3,393 people
- Makhdumpur3,369 people

[All 32 villages in Ben](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/nalanda/ben/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Khaira?803114
- How far is Khaira from Biharsharif?18 km by road
- What is the population of Khaira?4,709 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Khaira in?Nalanda district (Ben sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Khaira?62.0% (Census 2011)