# Khairwa Village, Paharpur, Purba Champaran (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Paharpur, Purba Champaran 

# Khairwa

Khairwa is a village in Paharpur sub-district of Purba Champaran district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,913 people in 327 households**, the 27th largest of 55 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 49.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 56.3%.

- 1,913people (2011)
- 327households
- 49.3%literacy
- 930females per 1,000 males

## Khairwa PIN code and other codes

Khairwa falls in Paharpur sub-district, Purba Champaran district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatParsauni
- Community development blockPaharpur
- Census village code218114

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?

- Paharpur (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Motihari (district HQ)45 km by road
- Areraj (nearest town)6 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?

6 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 · 1 govt
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Areraj
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Betiya
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Motihari
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ 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 93% of the 245 hectares of village land is sown, and 61 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, 5 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 51 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Khairwa · ■ Paharpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**3%

Toilet within the home ****5%**

**14%

No toilet (open defecation) ****95%**

**83%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

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

**49%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**98%

Use banking services ****45%**

**44%

Television ****4%**

**6%

Mobile phone ****51%**

**58%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****9%**

**8%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****18%**

**13%

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 · ■ Paharpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****49.3%**

**56.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****930**

**908

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****995**

**935

Working population ****35.9%**

**36.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 61.1% for men and 36.5% for women. 50% of men and 21% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 126 (18%) · **■** Farm labourers 453 (66%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 98 (14%) · **■** Marginal 9 (1%)

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 Paharpur

- Batraulia2,574 people
- Lakhmipur2,529 people
- Ray Karariya2,350 people
- Barkurwa2,167 people
- Ahiraulia urf sonwalwakesarea1,861 people
- Raghunathpur1,807 people
- Dudhiawa1,707 people
- Amwa1,672 people

[All 57 villages in Paharpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/purba-champaran/paharpur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Khairwa from Motihari?45 km by road
- What is the population of Khairwa?1,913 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Khairwa in?Purba Champaran district (Paharpur sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Khairwa?49.3% (Census 2011)