# Khokhna Village, Karai Parsurai, Nalanda (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Karai Parsurai, Nalanda 

# Khokhna

Khokhna is a village in Karai Parsurai sub-district of Nalanda district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,345 people in 224 households**, the 19th largest of 45 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 57.0%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 56.5%.

- 1,345people (2011)
- 224households
- 57.0%literacy
- 905females per 1,000 males

## Khokhna PIN code and other codes

Khokhna falls in Karai Parsurai sub-district, Nalanda district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatMakrauta
- Community development blockKarai Parsurai
- Census village code244139

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

## How far is Khokhna from nearby towns?

- Karai Parsurai (sub-district HQ)5 km by road
- Biharsharif (district HQ)45 km by road
- Hilsa (nearest town)14 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 Khokhna?

5 services counted by the Census are inside Khokhna; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Lodipur Usmanpur
- ○Degree college10+ km · Hilsa
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Karai Parsurai
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and canal / river

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 Khokhna known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 88% of the 70 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 Khokhna

Of every 100 households in Khokhna in 2011, 6 had electricity, 19 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 57 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Khokhna · ■ Karai Parsurai rural average

Electricity for lighting ****6%**

**1%

Toilet within the home ****19%**

**20%

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

**78%

Tap water ****1%**

**6%

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

**40%

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

**1%

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

**96%

Use banking services ****48%**

**46%

Television ****10%**

**9%

Mobile phone ****57%**

**49%

Computer with internet ****3%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**3%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****37%**

**37%

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 Khokhna?

■ Khokhna · ■ Karai Parsurai rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****57.0%**

**56.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****905**

**931

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****894**

**950

Working population ****38.1%**

**42.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 64.8% for men and 48.3% for women. 52% of men and 22% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 169 (33%) · **■** Farm labourers 14 (3%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 32 (6%) · **■** Marginal 297 (58%)

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 Karai Parsurai

- Merhwan1,601 people
- Abupur1,556 people
- Chhitar Bigha1,448 people
- Kamarthu1,356 people
- Salempur1,335 people
- Milik Hunrari1,238 people
- Rasulpur1,233 people
- Berawan1,064 people

[All 45 villages in Karai Parsurai](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/nalanda/karai-parsurai/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Khokhna from Biharsharif?45 km by road
- What is the population of Khokhna?1,345 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Khokhna in?Nalanda district (Karai Parsurai sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Khokhna?57.0% (Census 2011)