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

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Village · Harnaut, Nalanda 

# Khaira

Khaira is a village in Harnaut sub-district of Nalanda district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **579 people in 84 households**, the 61st largest of 66 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 60.4%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 61.4%.

- 579people (2011)
- 84households
- 60.4%literacy
- 880females per 1,000 males

## Khaira PIN code and other codes

Khaira falls in Harnaut sub-district, Nalanda district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatPachaura
- Community development blockHarnaut
- Census village code244260

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?

- Harnaut (sub-district HQ)8 km by road
- Biharsharif (district HQ)20 km by road
- Biharsharif (nearest town)20 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?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Cheran
- ○Degree college10+ km · Biharsharif
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Noorsarai
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway stationunder 5 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)4 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 88% of the 68 hectares of village land is sown, and 60 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, 18 had electricity, 24 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 48 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 8 a car.

■ Khaira · ■ Harnaut rural average

Electricity for lighting ****18%**

**14%

Toilet within the home ****24%**

**29%

No toilet (open defecation) ****75%**

**69%

Tap water ****0%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****38%**

**42%

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

**6%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%**

**90%

Use banking services ****56%**

**50%

Television ****25%**

**17%

Mobile phone ****48%**

**52%

Computer with internet ****6%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****9%**

**5%

Car / jeep / van ****8%**

**1%

None of these assets ****34%**

**35%

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 Khaira?

■ Khaira · ■ Harnaut rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****60.4%**

**61.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****880**

**904

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000**

**938

Working population ****31.6%**

**37.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 70.1% for men and 49.1% for women. 47% of men and 14% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 59 (32%) · **■** Farm labourers 112 (61%) · **■** Other work 8 (4%) · **■** Marginal 4 (2%)

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 Harnaut

- Manikpur771 people
- Sadipur756 people
- Nazimnagar734 people
- Bheria653 people
- Jiwanpur577 people
- Karim Chaki Balu577 people
- Bhojpur538 people
- Tar Bigha533 people

[All 81 villages in Harnaut](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/nalanda/harnaut/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Khaira from Biharsharif?20 km by road
- What is the population of Khaira?579 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Khaira in?Nalanda district (Harnaut sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Khaira?60.4% (Census 2011)