# Khirichiya Village, Raxaul, Purba Champaran (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Raxaul, Purba Champaran 

# Khirichiya

Khirichiya is a village in Raxaul sub-district of Purba Champaran district, Bihar, PIN code **845305**. The 2011 Census counted **2,448 people in 458 households**, the 26th largest of 41 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 59.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 49.8%.

- 2,448people (2011)
- 458households
- 59.7%literacy
- 845305PIN code

## Khirichiya PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Khirichiya is 845305.** Khirichiya falls in Raxaul sub-district, Purba Champaran district, Bihar.

- PIN code845305
- Gram panchayatJakiyari
- Community development blockRaxaul
- Census village code217491

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

## How far is Khirichiya from nearby towns?

- Raxaul (sub-district HQ)4 km by road
- Motihari (district HQ)62 km by road
- Raxaul (nearest town)4 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 Khirichiya?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Khirichiya; 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
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Raxaul
- ○Degree college10+ km · Raxaul
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Motihari
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway stationunder 5 km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ 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 Khirichiya known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 94% of the 170 hectares of village land is sown, and 97 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 Khirichiya

Of every 100 households in Khirichiya in 2011, 1 had electricity, 11 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 51 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Khirichiya · ■ Raxaul rural average

Electricity for lighting ****1%**

**15%

Toilet within the home ****11%**

**15%

No toilet (open defecation) ****89%**

**84%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****14%**

**34%

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

**4%

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

**95%

Use banking services ****11%**

**30%

Television ****4%**

**12%

Mobile phone ****51%**

**48%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**6%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

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

**24%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Khirichiya?

■ Khirichiya · ■ Raxaul rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****59.7%**

**49.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****867**

**899

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****862**

**924

Working population ****43.4%**

**36.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 66.7% for men and 51.6% for women. 44% of men and 43% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 222 (21%) · **■** Farm labourers 464 (44%) · **■** Other work 11 (1%) · **■** Marginal 365 (34%)

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 Raxaul

- Lachhmipur2,866 people
- PipariYa2,845 people
- Bairiya Birt2,736 people
- Sidhpur2,496 people
- Kauwadhangar2,266 people
- Sihpur2,216 people
- Semri2,215 people
- Ekderwa2,061 people

[All 43 villages in Raxaul](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/purba-champaran/raxaul/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Khirichiya?845305
- How far is Khirichiya from Motihari?62 km by road
- What is the population of Khirichiya?2,448 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Khirichiya in?Purba Champaran district (Raxaul sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Khirichiya?59.7% (Census 2011)