# Khalkhu Village, Sirdala, Nawada (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Sirdala, Nawada 

# Khalkhu

Khalkhu is a village in Sirdala sub-district of Nawada district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **709 people in 127 households**, the 69th largest of 80 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 44.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 59.7%.

- 709people (2011)
- 127households
- 44.2%literacy
- 891females per 1,000 males

## Khalkhu PIN code and other codes

Khalkhu falls in Sirdala sub-district, Nawada district, Bihar.

- Community development blockSirdala
- Census village code258275

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

## How far is Khalkhu from nearby towns?

- Sirdala (sub-district HQ)7 km by road
- Nawada (district HQ)34 km by road
- Hisua (nearest town)15 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 Khalkhu?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Khalkhu; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Sirdala
- ○Degree college10+ km · Hisua
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Nawada
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway stationunder 5 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)5 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 Khalkhu known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 81% of the 17 hectares of village land is sown, and 6 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 Khalkhu

Of every 100 households in Khalkhu in 2011, 0 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 6 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Khalkhu · ■ Sirdala rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**1%

Toilet within the home ****2%**

**11%

No toilet (open defecation) ****96%**

**88%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****28%**

**28%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**97%

Use banking services ****10%**

**36%

Television ****2%**

**5%

Mobile phone ****6%**

**55%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****79%**

**34%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Khalkhu?

■ Khalkhu · ■ Sirdala rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****44.2%**

**59.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****891**

**949

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****737**

**972

Working population ****48.0%**

**40.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 53.2% for men and 34.5% for women. 47% of men and 49% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 14 (4%) · **■** Farm labourers 126 (37%) · **■** Household industry 3 (1%) · **■** Other work 33 (10%) · **■** Marginal 164 (48%)

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 Sirdala

- Bhita799 people
- Parsa796 people
- Sonwe718 people
- Chiraia711 people
- Partabpur662 people
- Mahmad Nagar616 people
- Nawada614 people
- Chhamuha598 people

[All 87 villages in Sirdala](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/nawada/sirdala/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Khalkhu from Nawada?34 km by road
- What is the population of Khalkhu?709 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Khalkhu in?Nawada district (Sirdala sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Khalkhu?44.2% (Census 2011)