# Khunkhuni Village, Amour, Purnia (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Amour, Purnia 

# Khunkhuni

Khunkhuni is a village in Amour sub-district of Purnia district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,010 people in 177 households**, the 97th largest of 150 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 38.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 45.2%.

- 1,010people (2011)
- 177households
- 38.0%literacy
- 902females per 1,000 males

## Khunkhuni PIN code and other codes

Khunkhuni falls in Amour sub-district, Purnia district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatJhawari
- Community development blockAmour
- Census village code223812

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

## How far is Khunkhuni from nearby towns?

- Amour (sub-district HQ)25 km by road
- Purnia (district HQ)35 km by road
- Purnia (nearest town)35 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 Khunkhuni?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Khunkhuni; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Kasba
- ○Degree college10+ km · Kasba
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Purnia
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway stationunder 5 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 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 Khunkhuni known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 100% of the 42 hectares of village land is sown, and 24 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 Khunkhuni

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

■ Khunkhuni · ■ Amour rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**3%

Toilet within the home ****1%**

**5%

No toilet (open defecation) ****99%**

**94%

Tap water ****5%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****37%**

**21%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**0%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**99%

Use banking services ****5%**

**16%

Television ****0%**

**2%

Mobile phone ****9%**

**33%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**4%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****11%**

**41%

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 Khunkhuni?

■ Khunkhuni · ■ Amour rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****38.0%**

**45.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****902**

**917

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1073**

**946

Working population ****28.6%**

**30.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 43.1% for men and 32.0% for women. 48% of men and 7% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 20 (7%) · **■** Farm labourers 210 (73%) · **■** Other work 8 (3%) · **■** Marginal 51 (18%)

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 Amour

- Terdahi1,051 people
- Kochaili1,049 people
- Majhua Nankar1,024 people
- Jamira1,012 people
- Tira965 people
- Deori917 people
- Rahua905 people
- Kolha Mohan896 people

[All 162 villages in Amour](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/purnia/amour/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Khunkhuni from Purnia?35 km by road
- What is the population of Khunkhuni?1,010 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Khunkhuni in?Purnia district (Amour sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Khunkhuni?38.0% (Census 2011)