# Khairwa Village, Narkatiaganj, Pashchim Champaran (Bihar)

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Village · Narkatiaganj, Pashchim Champaran 

# Khairwa

Khairwa is a village in Narkatiaganj sub-district of Pashchim Champaran district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **497 people in 88 households**, the 133rd largest of 148 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 47.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 53.9%.

- 497people (2011)
- 88households
- 47.9%literacy
- 861females per 1,000 males

## Khairwa PIN code and other codes

Khairwa falls in Narkatiaganj sub-district, Pashchim Champaran district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatGokhula
- Community development blockNarkatiaganj
- Census village code216626

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

## How far is Khairwa from nearby towns?

- Narkatiaganj (sub-district HQ)17 km by road
- Bettiah (district HQ)48 km by road
- Narkatiyaganj (nearest town)8 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 Khairwa?

2 services counted by the Census are inside Khairwa; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Narkatiaganj
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Narkatiaganj
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bettiah
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway stationunder 5 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps

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 Khairwa known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 66% of the 148 hectares of village land is sown, and 83 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 Khairwa

Of every 100 households in Khairwa in 2011, 0 had electricity, 3 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 56 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Khairwa · ■ Narkatiaganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**5%

Toilet within the home ****3%**

**12%

No toilet (open defecation) ****97%**

**86%

Tap water ****1%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****57%**

**49%

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

**2%

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

**98%

Use banking services ****47%**

**36%

Television ****3%**

**7%

Mobile phone ****56%**

**51%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**6%

Car / jeep / van ****4%**

**1%

None of these assets ****19%**

**24%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Khairwa?

■ Khairwa · ■ Narkatiaganj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****47.9%**

**53.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****861**

**917

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****820**

**957

Working population ****37.6%**

**36.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 60.2% for men and 33.9% for women. 48% of men and 26% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 44 (24%) · **■** Farm labourers 70 (37%) · **■** Household industry 2 (1%) · **■** Other work 10 (5%) · **■** Marginal 61 (33%)

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 Narkatiaganj

- Lediharwa778 people
- Tilokwa750 people
- Tarharwa727 people
- Semra660 people
- Auraia486 people
- Chaurbar473 people
- Poia438 people
- Siswa435 people

[All 160 villages in Narkatiaganj](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/pashchim-champaran/narkatiaganj/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Khairwa from Bettiah?48 km by road
- What is the population of Khairwa?497 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Khairwa in?Pashchim Champaran district (Narkatiaganj sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Khairwa?47.9% (Census 2011)