# Khurhnu Village, Sheosagar, Rohtas (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Sheosagar, Rohtas 

# Khurhnu

Khurhnu is a village in Sheosagar sub-district of Rohtas district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,543 people in 277 households**, the 30th largest of 153 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.6%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 71.8%.

- 1,543people (2011)
- 277households
- 71.6%literacy
- 926females per 1,000 males

## Khurhnu PIN code and other codes

Khurhnu falls in Sheosagar sub-district, Rohtas district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatAlampur
- Community development blockSheosagar
- Census village code252274

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

## How far is Khurhnu from nearby towns?

- Sheosagar (sub-district HQ)25 km by road
- Sasaram (district HQ)18 km by road
- Sasaram (nearest town)18 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 Khurhnu?

5 services counted by the Census are inside Khurhnu; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Sasaram
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Raj Pur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gaya
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)3 h summer · 4 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 Khurhnu known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 87% of the 138 hectares of village land is sown, and 120 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 Khurhnu

Of every 100 households in Khurhnu in 2011, 2 had electricity, 12 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 78 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Khurhnu · ■ Sheosagar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****2%**

**14%

Toilet within the home ****12%**

**18%

No toilet (open defecation) ****87%**

**81%

Tap water ****0%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****81%**

**71%

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

**2%

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

**96%

Use banking services ****61%**

**53%

Television ****16%**

**17%

Mobile phone ****78%**

**59%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****9%**

**8%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****15%**

**27%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Khurhnu?

■ Khurhnu · ■ Sheosagar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****71.6%**

**71.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****926**

**929

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****984**

**953

Working population ****29.9%**

**34.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 81.0% for men and 61.4% for women. 44% of men and 15% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 98 (21%) · **■** Farm labourers 60 (13%) · **■** Household industry 4 (1%) · **■** Other work 128 (28%) · **■** Marginal 172 (37%)

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 Sheosagar

- Kaithi1,703 people
- Nad1,625 people
- Dumri1,577 people
- Chenari Chhotki1,573 people
- Masihabad1,529 people
- Rampur Amawan1,483 people
- Torana1,421 people
- Marichwar1,376 people

[All 199 villages in Sheosagar](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/rohtas/sheosagar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Khurhnu from Sasaram?18 km by road
- What is the population of Khurhnu?1,543 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Khurhnu in?Rohtas district (Sheosagar sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Khurhnu?71.6% (Census 2011)