# Khanua Village, Dhamdaha, Purnia (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Dhamdaha, Purnia 

# Khanua

Khanua is a village in Dhamdaha sub-district of Purnia district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **3,849 people in 682 households**, the 31st largest of 72 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 56.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 53.4%.

- 3,849people (2011)
- 682households
- 56.4%literacy
- 879females per 1,000 males

## Khanua PIN code and other codes

Khanua falls in Dhamdaha sub-district, Purnia district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatKukraun East
- Community development blockDhamdaha
- Census village code223337

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

## How far is Khanua from nearby towns?

- Dhamdaha (sub-district HQ)21 km by road
- Purnia (district HQ)38 km by road
- Banmankhi (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 Khanua?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Khanua; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 2 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 2 private
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Kukraun
- ○Degree college10+ km · Dhamdaha
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Purnia
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes

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 Khanua known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 68% of the 567 hectares of village land is sown, and 227 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 Khanua

Of every 100 households in Khanua in 2011, 2 had electricity, 8 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 21 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Khanua · ■ Dhamdaha rural average

Electricity for lighting ****2%**

**10%

Toilet within the home ****8%**

**9%

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

**90%

Tap water ****1%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****55%**

**54%

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

**2%

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

**96%

Use banking services ****29%**

**28%

Television ****5%**

**8%

Mobile phone ****21%**

**36%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**5%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****49%**

**35%

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 Khanua?

■ Khanua · ■ Dhamdaha rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****56.4%**

**53.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****879**

**916

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****987**

**955

Working population ****36.5%**

**44.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 65.5% for men and 45.7% for women. 47% of men and 24% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 216 (15%) · **■** Farm labourers 413 (29%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 30 (2%) · **■** Marginal 742 (53%)

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 Dhamdaha

- Pirankar4,349 people
- Itahari4,218 people
- Dumaria4,191 people
- Bhutia4,010 people
- Kishunpur Balua3,103 people
- Harpur2,574 people
- Sihuli2,293 people
- Dakaiha1,926 people

[All 81 villages in Dhamdaha](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/purnia/dhamdaha/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Khanua from Purnia?38 km by road
- What is the population of Khanua?3,849 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Khanua in?Purnia district (Dhamdaha sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Khanua?56.4% (Census 2011)