# Khairwa Village, Narkatia, Purba Champaran (Bihar) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/purba-champaran/narkatia/khairwa/ Village · Narkatia, Purba Champaran # Khairwa Khairwa is a village in Narkatia sub-district of Purba Champaran district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **5,533 people in 1,005 households**, the 11th largest of 51 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 53.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 57.2%. - 5,533people (2011) - 1,005households - 53.0%literacy - 957females per 1,000 males ## Khairwa PIN code and other codes Khairwa falls in Narkatia sub-district, Purba Champaran district, Bihar. - Gram panchayatKhairwa - Community development blockNarkatia - Census village code217735 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? - Narkatia (sub-district HQ)10 km by road - Motihari (district HQ)20 km by road - Motihari (nearest town)20 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? 15 services counted by the Census are inside Khairwa; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Choradano - ○Degree college10+ km · Motihari - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Motihari - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Public bus service5–10 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library5–10 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 Khairwa known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 75% of the 254 hectares of village land is sown, and 176 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, 1 had electricity, 7 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 65 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Khairwa · ■ Narkatia rural average Electricity for lighting ****1%** **2% Toilet within the home ****7%** **12% No toilet (open defecation) ****92%** **88% Tap water ****1%** **2% Drinking water within premises ****48%** **37% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **2% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%** **97% Use banking services ****28%** **30% Television ****7%** **7% Mobile phone ****65%** **57% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****4%** **6% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****15%** **19% Own their home ****99%** **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 · ■ Narkatia rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****53.0%** **57.2% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****957** **905 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****832** **919 Working population ****38.7%** **34.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 63.8% for men and 42.1% for women. 45% of men and 32% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 598 (28%) · **■** Farm labourers 537 (25%) · **■** Household industry 10 (0%) · **■** Other work 37 (2%) · **■** Marginal 962 (45%) 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 Narkatia - Hirmani6,503 people - Purainiya6,082 people - Belwa5,893 people - Parsotimpur5,623 people - Pakaria5,518 people - Ekdari5,435 people - Semrahiya5,285 people - Mahuawa3,825 people [All 54 villages in Narkatia](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/purba-champaran/narkatia/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Khairwa from Motihari?20 km by road - What is the population of Khairwa?5,533 (Census 2011) - Which district is Khairwa in?Purba Champaran district (Narkatia sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Khairwa?53.0% (Census 2011)