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

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Village · Punpun, Patna 

# Khapura

Khapura is a village in Punpun sub-district of Patna district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,189 people in 229 households**, the 34th largest of 79 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 46.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 62.5%.

- 1,189people (2011)
- 229households
- 46.0%literacy
- 921females per 1,000 males

## Khapura PIN code and other codes

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

- Gram panchayatKalyanpur
- Community development blockPunpun
- Census village code246067

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

## How far is Khapura from nearby towns?

- Punpun (sub-district HQ)8 km by road
- Patna (district HQ)23 km by road
- Patna (nearest town)23 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 Khapura?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Khapura; 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
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Punpun
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Punpun
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Patna
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway stationunder 5 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop10+ 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 Khapura known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 99% of the 97 hectares of village land is sown, and 89 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 Khapura

Of every 100 households in Khapura in 2011, 8 had electricity, 9 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 51 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Khapura · ■ Punpun rural average

Electricity for lighting ****8%**

**29%

Toilet within the home ****9%**

**19%

No toilet (open defecation) ****91%**

**80%

Tap water ****1%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****40%**

**40%

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

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****92%**

**93%

Use banking services ****46%**

**46%

Television ****27%**

**25%

Mobile phone ****51%**

**45%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**6%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****28%**

**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 Khapura?

■ Khapura · ■ Punpun rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****46.0%**

**62.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****921**

**921

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****972**

**955

Working population ****41.8%**

**38.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 56.7% for men and 34.3% for women. 51% of men and 32% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 85 (17%) · **■** Farm labourers 204 (41%) · **■** Household industry 3 (1%) · **■** Other work 17 (3%) · **■** Marginal 188 (38%)

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

- Maksudpur1,293 people
- Kalianpur Basiawan1,289 people
- Barepur1,277 people
- Nima1,200 people
- Newa1,165 people
- Nadpur1,119 people
- Ghordaur1,116 people
- Palaki1,077 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Khapura from Patna?23 km by road
- What is the population of Khapura?1,189 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Khapura in?Patna district (Punpun sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Khapura?46.0% (Census 2011)