# Khoksa Village, Dalsinghsarai, Samastipur (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/samastipur/dalsinghsarai/khoksa/ Village · Dalsinghsarai, Samastipur # Khoksa Khoksa is a village in Dalsinghsarai sub-district of Samastipur district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,856 people in 355 households**, the 30th largest of 45 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 62.9%. - 1,856people (2011) - 355households - 72.5%literacy - 869females per 1,000 males ## Khoksa PIN code and other codes Khoksa falls in Dalsinghsarai sub-district, Samastipur district, Bihar. - Gram panchayatRampur Jalalpur, Ajnaul - Community development blockDalsinghsarai - Census village code237033 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Khoksa from nearby towns? - Dalsinghsarai (sub-district HQ)5 km by road - Samastipur (district HQ)35 km by road - Dalsinghsarai (nearest town)5 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 Khoksa? 10 services counted by the Census are inside Khoksa; 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 - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Dalsingh Sarai - ○Degree college5–10 km · Dalsingh Sarai - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Darbhanga - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river - Electricity (2011)2 h summer · 2 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 Khoksa known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 100% of the 87 hectares of village land is sown, and 60 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 Khoksa Of every 100 households in Khoksa in 2011, 0 had electricity, 19 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 38 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Khoksa · ■ Dalsinghsarai rural average Electricity for lighting ****0%** **6% Toilet within the home ****19%** **17% No toilet (open defecation) ****81%** **83% Tap water ****2%** **3% Drinking water within premises ****26%** **37% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%** **4% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****94%** **93% Use banking services ****46%** **36% Television ****2%** **8% Mobile phone ****38%** **47% Computer with internet ****1%** **1% Two-wheeler ****2%** **6% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****24%** **26% Own their home ****87%** **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 Khoksa? ■ Khoksa · ■ Dalsinghsarai rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****72.5%** **62.9% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****869** **912 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****870** **943 Working population ****35.4%** **30.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 80.2% for men and 63.7% for women. 47% of men and 23% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 264 (40%) · **■** Farm labourers 380 (58%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 11 (2%) · **■** Marginal 1 (0%) 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 Dalsinghsarai - Sahbajpur Mahnaia2,334 people - Raghubarpur2,108 people - Shahpur Pagra1,989 people - Khajautia1,972 people - Bhatgawan1,689 people - Biswaspur1,526 people - Bhairopatti1,119 people - Boriawan1,111 people [All 47 villages in Dalsinghsarai](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/samastipur/dalsinghsarai/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Khoksa from Samastipur?35 km by road - What is the population of Khoksa?1,856 (Census 2011) - Which district is Khoksa in?Samastipur district (Dalsinghsarai sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Khoksa?72.5% (Census 2011)