# Khamhia Village, Mainatanr, Pashchim Champaran (Bihar)

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Village · Mainatanr, Pashchim Champaran 

# Khamhia

Khamhia is a village in Mainatanr sub-district of Pashchim Champaran district, Bihar, PIN code **845306**. The 2011 Census counted **3,707 people in 656 households**, the 12th largest of 93 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 38.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 54.4%.

- 3,707people (2011)
- 656households
- 38.9%literacy
- 845306PIN code

## Khamhia PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Khamhia is 845306.** Khamhia falls in Mainatanr sub-district, Pashchim Champaran district, Bihar.

- PIN code845306
- Gram panchayatInarawa
- Community development blockMainatanr
- Census village code216535

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

## How far is Khamhia from nearby towns?

- Mainatanr (sub-district HQ)13 km by road
- Bettiah (district HQ)50 km by road
- Narkatiyaganj (nearest town)30 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 Khamhia?

12 services counted by the Census are inside Khamhia; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn 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
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Betia
- ○Degree college10+ km · Betia
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bettiah
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 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 Khamhia known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 68% of the 257 hectares of village land is sown, and 156 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 Khamhia

Of every 100 households in Khamhia in 2011, 0 had electricity, 12 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 52 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 6 a car.

■ Khamhia · ■ Mainatanr rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**1%

Toilet within the home ****12%**

**9%

No toilet (open defecation) ****88%**

**90%

Tap water ****0%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****30%**

**42%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**98%

Use banking services ****29%**

**28%

Television ****6%**

**5%

Mobile phone ****52%**

**46%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****9%**

**6%

Car / jeep / van ****6%**

**2%

None of these assets ****18%**

**23%

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 Khamhia?

■ Khamhia · ■ Mainatanr rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****38.9%**

**54.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****912**

**915

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****979**

**976

Working population ****40.8%**

**42.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 53.0% for men and 23.1% for women. 49% of men and 32% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 193 (13%) · **■** Farm labourers 504 (33%) · **■** Household industry 16 (1%) · **■** Other work 208 (14%) · **■** Marginal 591 (39%)

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 Mainatanr

- Purainia3,817 people
- Behri3,794 people
- Tola Chhaparia3,780 people
- Rampur3,742 people
- Barwa3,690 people
- Basantpur3,662 people
- Bherihari3,506 people
- Jhanjhri3,502 people

[All 97 villages in Mainatanr](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/pashchim-champaran/mainatanr/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Khamhia?845306
- How far is Khamhia from Bettiah?50 km by road
- What is the population of Khamhia?3,707 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Khamhia in?Pashchim Champaran district (Mainatanr sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Khamhia?38.9% (Census 2011)