Village · Jalalgarh, Purnia # Khalwara Khalwara is a village in Jalalgarh sub-district of Purnia district, Bihar, PIN code 854327. The 2011 Census counted 271 people in 50 households, the 42nd largest of 46 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 42.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 47.2%. - 271 people (2011) - 50 households - 42.8% literacy - 854327 PIN code ## Khalwara PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Khalwara is 854327. Khalwara falls in Jalalgarh sub-district, Purnia district, Bihar. - PIN code 854327 - Gram panchayat Nijgehuma - Community development block Jalalgarh - Census village code 223642 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Khalwara from nearby towns? - Jalalgarh (sub-district HQ) 3 km by road - Purnia (district HQ) 23 km by road - Kasba (nearest town) 16 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Khalwara? 8 services counted by the Census are inside Khalwara; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Primary school In village · 1 govt - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Ration (PDS) shop In village - ● Mandi / regular market In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school under 5 km · Jalalagarh - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Kasba - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Purnia - ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Dispensary under 5 km - ○ Post office 5–10 km - ○ Public bus service 5–10 km - ○ Railway station 5–10 km - ○ ATM 10+ km - ○ Commercial bank under 5 km - ○ Public library 5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking water hand pumps - Electricity (2011) 8 h summer · 6 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Khalwara known for? The main crops are paddy. About 82% of the 78 hectares of village land is sown, and 12 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Khalwara Of every 100 households in Khalwara in 2011, 94 had electricity, 8 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 0 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Khalwara · ■ Jalalgarh rural average - Electricity for lighting 94% 11% - Toilet within the home 8% 7% - No toilet (open defecation) 92% 92% - Tap water 6% 1% - Drinking water within premises 86% 51% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 2% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 98% - Use banking services 56% 29% - Television 2% 9% - Mobile phone 0% 39% - Computer with internet 0% 1% - Two-wheeler 10% 5% - Car / jeep / van 0% 1% - None of these assets 16% 34% - Own their home 96% 98% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Khalwara? ■ Khalwara · ■ Jalalgarh rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 42.8% 47.2% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1069 932 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 1722 950 - Working population 20.7% 34.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 47.8% for men and 37.6% for women. 40% of men and 3% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 11 (20%) · ■ Farm labourers 41 (73%) · ■ Other work 3 (5%) · ■ Marginal 1 (2%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Jalalgarh - Sapa 713 people - Hafania 707 people - Bisnatha 676 people - Hafania 403 people - Dihia 259 people - Hakka 189 people - Shahpur 175 people - Khalwara 5 people All 47 villages in Jalalgarh ## Other places named Khalwara - Khalwara · Village, Kaimganj, Farrukhabad · 3,436 people - Khalwara · Village, Phagwara, Kapurthala · 1,920 people - Khalwara · Village, Jansath, Muzaffarnagar · 1,786 people - Khalwara · Village, Vijayraghavgarh, Katni · 1,335 people - Khalwara · Village, Mandla, Mandla · 335 people - Khalwara · Village, Jalalgarh, Purnia · 5 people ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Khalwara? 854327 - How far is Khalwara from Purnia? 23 km by road - What is the population of Khalwara? 271 (Census 2011) - Which district is Khalwara in? Purnia district (Jalalgarh sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Khalwara? 42.8% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/purnia/jalalgarh/khalwara-223642/ · Updated 2026-11-03 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.