# Keora Village, Punpun, Patna (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Punpun, Patna 

# Keora

Keora is a village in Punpun sub-district of Patna district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **8,763 people in 1,771 households**, the 3rd largest of 79 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 59.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 62.5%.

- 8,763people (2011)
- 1,771households
- 59.2%literacy
- 936females per 1,000 males

## Keora PIN code and other codes

Keora falls in Punpun sub-district, Patna district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatKeora
- Community development blockPunpun
- Census village code246089

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

## How far is Keora from nearby towns?

- Punpun (sub-district HQ)8 km by road
- Patna (district HQ)21 km by road
- Patna (nearest town)21 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 Keora?

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

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 3 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 2 govt · 1 private
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Railway stationIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Degree college5–10 km · Punpun
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Patna
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)4 h summer · 7 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 Keora known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 93% of the 737 hectares of village land is sown, and 643 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 Keora

Of every 100 households in Keora in 2011, 18 had electricity, 17 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 38 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Keora · ■ Punpun rural average

Electricity for lighting ****18%**

**29%

Toilet within the home ****17%**

**19%

No toilet (open defecation) ****83%**

**80%

Tap water ****3%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****47%**

**40%

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

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%**

**93%

Use banking services ****38%**

**46%

Television ****13%**

**25%

Mobile phone ****38%**

**45%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**6%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**2%

None of these assets ****46%**

**35%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Keora?

■ Keora · ■ Punpun rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****59.2%**

**62.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****936**

**921

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1011**

**955

Working population ****45.2%**

**38.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 68.6% for men and 49.0% for women. 53% of men and 37% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 311 (8%) · **■** Farm labourers 2,696 (68%) · **■** Household industry 29 (1%) · **■** Other work 285 (7%) · **■** Marginal 642 (16%)

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 Punpun

- Lakhna17,247 people
- Dumri9,364 people
- Lakhanpur6,134 people
- Kansari5,280 people
- Pothi4,194 people
- Manora4,147 people

[All 85 villages in Punpun](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/patna/punpun/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Keora from Patna?21 km by road
- What is the population of Keora?8,763 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Keora in?Patna district (Punpun sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Keora?59.2% (Census 2011)