# Khiri Village, Paliganj, Patna (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Paliganj, Patna 

# Khiri

Khiri is a village in Paliganj sub-district of Patna district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,107 people in 173 households**, the 83rd largest of 113 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 69.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 65.1%.

- 1,107people (2011)
- 173households
- 69.0%literacy
- 883females per 1,000 males

## Khiri PIN code and other codes

Khiri falls in Paliganj sub-district, Patna district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatKhanpura Taranpur
- Community development blockPaliganj
- Census village code245778

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

## How far is Khiri from nearby towns?

- Paliganj (sub-district HQ)8 km by road
- Patna (district HQ)72 km by road
- Jehanabad (nearest town)22 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 Khiri?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Paliganj
- ○Degree college10+ km · Bikram
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Patna
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)4 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 Khiri known for?

The main crops are **paddy, wheat and oil seeds**. About 52% of the 107 hectares of village land is sown, and 51 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 Khiri

Of every 100 households in Khiri in 2011, 1 had electricity, 13 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 62 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Khiri · ■ Paliganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****1%**

**9%

Toilet within the home ****13%**

**27%

No toilet (open defecation) ****87%**

**72%

Tap water ****10%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****78%**

**66%

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

**4%

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

**92%

Use banking services ****52%**

**52%

Television ****7%**

**17%

Mobile phone ****62%**

**56%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**9%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**2%

None of these assets ****25%**

**25%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Khiri?

■ Khiri · ■ Paliganj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****69.0%**

**65.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****883**

**946

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****802**

**943

Working population ****24.0%**

**35.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 81.5% for men and 55.0% for women. 44% of men and 1% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 16 (6%) · **■** Farm labourers 211 (79%) · **■** Household industry 2 (1%) · **■** Other work 30 (11%) · **■** Marginal 7 (3%)

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 Paliganj

- Lakhnipur1,196 people
- Bibipur1,157 people
- Paigammarpur1,128 people
- Ijarta1,117 people
- Siddhipur1,093 people
- Kudihra1,042 people
- Baruna1,017 people
- Ajda1,010 people

[All 117 villages in Paliganj](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/patna/paliganj/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Khiri from Patna?72 km by road
- What is the population of Khiri?1,107 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Khiri in?Patna district (Paliganj sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Khiri?69.0% (Census 2011)