Village · Gobindpur, Nawada
# Khairakhurd

Khairakhurd is a village in Gobindpur sub-district of Nawada district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted 1,148 people in 181 households, the 28th largest of 64 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 70.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 58.1%.
- 1,148 people (2011)
- 181 households
- 70.0% literacy
- 939 females per 1,000 males

## Khairakhurd PIN code and other codes

Khairakhurd falls in Gobindpur sub-district, Nawada district, Bihar.
- Gram panchayat Mahugain
- Community development block Gobindpur
- Census village code 257885

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Khairakhurd from nearby towns?
- Gobindpur (sub-district HQ) 13 km by road
- Nawada (district HQ) 23 km by road
- Nawada (nearest town) 23 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Khairakhurd?

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

### In the village
- ● Pre-primary school In village · 1 private
- ● Primary school In village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ● Middle school In village · 1 govt
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● Public bus service In village
- ● Private bus service In village
- ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● Ration (PDS) shop In village
- ● Weekly haat In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village
- ● Polling station In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Akbar Pur
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Nawada
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Nawada
- ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km
- ○ Dispensary 5–10 km
- ○ Post office under 5 km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM 10+ km
- ○ Commercial bank 5–10 km
- ○ Mandi / regular market 5–10 km
- ○ Public library 10+ km

### Water and power
- Drinking water hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011) 1 h summer · 1 h winter

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Khairakhurd known for?

The main crops are paddy. About 86% of the 86 hectares of village land is sown, and 16 hectares are irrigated.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in Khairakhurd

Of every 100 households in Khairakhurd in 2011, 0 had electricity, 34 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 63 had a mobile phone, 11 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Khairakhurd · ■ Gobindpur rural average
- Electricity for lighting 0% 7%
- Toilet within the home 34% 16%
- No toilet (open defecation) 66% 84%
- Tap water 0% 3%
- Drinking water within premises 53% 36%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 2% 3%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 98% 96%
- Use banking services 49% 42%
- Television 11% 5%
- Mobile phone 63% 52%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 11% 3%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 0%
- None of these assets 27% 37%
- Own their home 100% 98%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Khairakhurd?

■ Khairakhurd · ■ Gobindpur rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 70.0% 58.1%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 939 969
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 1071 966
- Working population 37.5% 35.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 82.8% for men and 55.9% for women. 48% of men and 27% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 189 (44%) · ■ Farm labourers 89 (21%) · ■ Household industry 7 (2%) · ■ Other work 20 (5%) · ■ Marginal 126 (29%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Gobindpur
- Mahugain 1,320 people
- Katru Chak 1,284 people
- Kamalpur 1,210 people
- Pipra 1,196 people
- Daniyar 1,137 people
- Baharagawan 1,119 people
- Dhakni 1,089 people
- Koriyauna 1,069 people

All 73 villages in Gobindpur

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## Quick answers
- How far is Khairakhurd from Nawada? 23 km by road
- What is the population of Khairakhurd? 1,148 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Khairakhurd in? Nawada district (Gobindpur sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Khairakhurd? 70.0% (Census 2011)

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