# Khorasan Village, Banma Itahri, Saharsa (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Banma Itahri, Saharsa 

# Khorasan

Khorasan is a village in Banma Itahri sub-district of Saharsa district, Bihar, PIN code **852129**. The 2011 Census counted **4,847 people in 926 households**, the 8th largest of 18 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 42.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 50.2%.

- 4,847people (2011)
- 926households
- 42.4%literacy
- 852129PIN code

## Khorasan PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Khorasan is 852129.** Khorasan falls in Banma Itahri sub-district, Saharsa district, Bihar.

- PIN code852129
- Gram panchayatMaharas, Rasalpur
- Community development blockBanma Itahri
- Census village code226695

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

## How far is Khorasan from nearby towns?

- Banma Itahri (sub-district HQ)15 km by road
- Saharsa (district HQ)40 km by road
- Saharsa (nearest town)40 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 Khorasan?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Sonbarsa
- ○Degree college10+ km · Saharsa
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Saharsa
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 10 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 Khorasan known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 66% of the 122 hectares of village land is sown, and 20 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 Khorasan

Of every 100 households in Khorasan in 2011, 5 had electricity, 8 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 39 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Khorasan · ■ Banma Itahri rural average

Electricity for lighting ****5%**

**5%

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

**9%

No toilet (open defecation) ****92%**

**90%

Tap water ****1%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****43%**

**33%

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

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****85%**

**97%

Use banking services ****19%**

**28%

Television ****2%**

**4%

Mobile phone ****39%**

**43%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**3%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****52%**

**44%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Khorasan?

■ Khorasan · ■ Banma Itahri rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****42.4%**

**50.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****916**

**906

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****960**

**929

Working population ****32.3%**

**32.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 50.2% for men and 33.9% for women. 44% of men and 19% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 262 (17%) · **■** Farm labourers 753 (48%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 30 (2%) · **■** Marginal 522 (33%)

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 Banma Itahri

- Jamal Nagar6,915 people
- Sarbela6,702 people
- Itahri6,659 people
- Rasalpur5,775 people
- Hath Mandal4,655 people
- Murli4,585 people
- Afzalpur4,533 people
- Maharas4,469 people

[All 18 villages in Banma Itahri](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/saharsa/banma-itahri/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Khorasan?852129
- How far is Khorasan from Saharsa?40 km by road
- What is the population of Khorasan?4,847 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Khorasan in?Saharsa district (Banma Itahri sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Khorasan?42.4% (Census 2011)