# Khasurha Village, Sonbarsa, Saharsa (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Sonbarsa, Saharsa 

# Khasurha

Khasurha is a village in Sonbarsa sub-district of Saharsa district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **8,291 people in 1,690 households**, the 3rd largest of 59 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 51.3%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 52.4%.

- 8,291people (2011)
- 1,690households
- 51.3%literacy
- 902females per 1,000 males

## Khasurha PIN code and other codes

Khasurha falls in Sonbarsa sub-district, Saharsa district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatKhajuraha
- Community development blockSonbarsa
- Census village code226553

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

## How far is Khasurha from nearby towns?

- Sonbarsa (sub-district HQ)12 km by road
- Saharsa (district HQ)42 km by road
- Saharasa (nearest town)42 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 Khasurha?

16 services counted by the Census are inside Khasurha; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 4 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Biratpur
- ○Degree college10+ km · Madhepura
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Madhepura
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)4 h summer · 5 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 Khasurha known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 31% of the 769 hectares of village land is sown, and 212 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 Khasurha

Of every 100 households in Khasurha in 2011, 1 had electricity, 7 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 39 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Khasurha · ■ Sonbarsa rural average

Electricity for lighting ****1%**

**3%

Toilet within the home ****7%**

**11%

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

**88%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****54%**

**54%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**97%

Use banking services ****36%**

**44%

Television ****4%**

**4%

Mobile phone ****39%**

**44%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****47%**

**40%

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 Khasurha?

■ Khasurha · ■ Sonbarsa rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****51.3%**

**52.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****902**

**916

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****930**

**937

Working population ****30.6%**

**33.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 62.6% for men and 38.6% for women. 46% of men and 14% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 388 (15%) · **■** Farm labourers 274 (11%) · **■** Household industry 12 (0%) · **■** Other work 84 (3%) · **■** Marginal 1,779 (70%)

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 Sonbarsa

- Sonbarsa12,297 people
- Sahsaul11,415 people
- Bargaon7,857 people
- Soha7,731 people
- Pararia7,705 people
- Shahpur7,579 people

[All 59 villages in Sonbarsa](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/saharsa/sonbarsa/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Khasurha from Saharsa?42 km by road
- What is the population of Khasurha?8,291 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Khasurha in?Saharsa district (Sonbarsa sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Khasurha?51.3% (Census 2011)