# Khaira Village, Pusa, Samastipur (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/samastipur/pusa/khaira/ Village · Pusa, Samastipur # Khaira Khaira is a village in Pusa sub-district of Samastipur district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **2,306 people in 469 households**, the 21st largest of 37 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 74.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 71.9%. - 2,306people (2011) - 469households - 74.7%literacy - 848females per 1,000 males ## Khaira PIN code and other codes Khaira falls in Pusa sub-district, Samastipur district, Bihar. - Gram panchayatKubauli Ram - Community development blockPusa - Census village code236639 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Khaira from nearby towns? - Pusa (sub-district HQ)17 km by road - Samastipur (district HQ)24 km by road - Samastipur (nearest town)24 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 Khaira? 12 services counted by the Census are inside Khaira; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 - ●Post officeIn village - ●National 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 school10+ km · Deopar - ○Degree college10+ km · Deopar - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Samastipur - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Public bus service5–10 km - ○Railway stationunder 5 km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public libraryunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)16 h summer · 16 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 Khaira known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 72% of the 119 hectares of village land is sown, and 51 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 Khaira Of every 100 households in Khaira in 2011, 16 had electricity, 23 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 50 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Khaira · ■ Pusa rural average Electricity for lighting ****16%** **35% Toilet within the home ****23%** **28% No toilet (open defecation) ****77%** **71% Tap water ****0%** **5% Drinking water within premises ****17%** **40% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%** **10% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****90%** **85% Use banking services ****38%** **62% Television ****10%** **20% Mobile phone ****50%** **56% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****6%** **11% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****27%** **20% Own their home ****100%** **96% 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 Khaira? ■ Khaira · ■ Pusa rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****74.7%** **71.9% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****848** **908 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****803** **912 Working population ****33.5%** **30.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 85.7% for men and 61.8% for women. 45% of men and 20% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 141 (18%) · **■** Farm labourers 199 (26%) · **■** Household industry 5 (1%) · **■** Other work 72 (9%) · **■** Marginal 355 (46%) 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 Pusa - Pusa Mahamadpur Deopar3,006 people - Dighra2,678 people - Gopalpur2,421 people - Malikorh2,408 people - Mahamadpur Birauli2,107 people - Jagdishpur1,888 people - Birauli Khurd1,830 people - Pusa Deopur1,701 people [All 37 villages in Pusa](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/samastipur/pusa/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Khaira from Samastipur?24 km by road - What is the population of Khaira?2,306 (Census 2011) - Which district is Khaira in?Samastipur district (Pusa sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Khaira?74.7% (Census 2011)