# Khakhra Village, Kargahar, Rohtas (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Kargahar, Rohtas 

# Khakhra

Khakhra is a village in Kargahar sub-district of Rohtas district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,466 people in 233 households**, the 51st largest of 198 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 73.6%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 75.9%.

- 1,466people (2011)
- 233households
- 73.6%literacy
- 837females per 1,000 males

## Khakhra PIN code and other codes

Khakhra falls in Kargahar sub-district, Rohtas district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatAkorhi
- Community development blockKargahar
- Census village code251837

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

## How far is Khakhra from nearby towns?

- Kargahar (sub-district HQ)12 km by road
- Sasaram (district HQ)30 km by road
- Sasaram (nearest town)30 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 Khakhra?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Khakhra; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Akorhi
- ○Degree college10+ km · Sasaram
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gaya
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)2 h summer · 3 h winter

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 Khakhra known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 92% of the 272 hectares of village land is sown, and 250 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 Khakhra

Of every 100 households in Khakhra in 2011, 2 had electricity, 28 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 72 had a mobile phone, 11 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Khakhra · ■ Kargahar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****2%**

**9%

Toilet within the home ****28%**

**25%

No toilet (open defecation) ****61%**

**74%

Tap water ****26%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****87%**

**83%

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

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%**

**94%

Use banking services ****61%**

**64%

Television ****16%**

**17%

Mobile phone ****72%**

**72%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****11%**

**13%

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

**4%

None of these assets ****22%**

**16%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Khakhra?

■ Khakhra · ■ Kargahar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****73.6%**

**75.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****837**

**908

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****852**

**918

Working population ****54.8%**

**31.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 79.7% for men and 66.4% for women. 58% of men and 51% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 345 (43%) · **■** Farm labourers 127 (16%) · **■** Household industry 132 (16%) · **■** Other work 18 (2%) · **■** Marginal 182 (23%)

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 Kargahar

- Baispura1,530 people
- Garbha1,503 people
- Ghordiha1,487 people
- Kalyanpur1,480 people
- Rehari1,458 people
- Kumhila1,453 people
- Dibhiya1,443 people
- Mohanian1,404 people

[All 257 villages in Kargahar](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/rohtas/kargahar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Khakhra from Sasaram?30 km by road
- What is the population of Khakhra?1,466 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Khakhra in?Rohtas district (Kargahar sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Khakhra?73.6% (Census 2011)