# Khirkia Village, Dariapur, Saran (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/saran/dariapur/khirkia/ Village · Dariapur, Saran # Khirkia Khirkia is a village in Dariapur sub-district of Saran district, Bihar, PIN code **841222**. The 2011 Census counted **1,821 people in 267 households**, the 57th largest of 152 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 67.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 58.8%. - 1,821people (2011) - 267households - 67.0%literacy - 841222PIN code ## Khirkia PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Khirkia is 841222.** Khirkia falls in Dariapur sub-district, Saran district, Bihar. - PIN code841222 - Gram panchayatJitwarpur - Community development blockDariapur - Census village code234200 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Khirkia from nearby towns? - Dariapur (sub-district HQ)9 km by road - Chhapra (district HQ)31 km by road - Dighwara (nearest town)27 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 Khirkia? 10 services counted by the Census are inside Khirkia; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Post officeIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Parsa - ○Degree college5–10 km · Parsa - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Marhaura - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Public bus service5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps and canal / river - 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 Khirkia known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 95% of the 90 hectares of village land is sown, and 44 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 Khirkia Of every 100 households in Khirkia in 2011, 0 had electricity, 7 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 78 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Khirkia · ■ Dariapur rural average Electricity for lighting ****0%** **3% Toilet within the home ****7%** **13% No toilet (open defecation) ****93%** **85% Tap water ****0%** **2% Drinking water within premises ****55%** **54% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **3% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%** **96% Use banking services ****56%** **53% Television ****7%** **12% Mobile phone ****78%** **58% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****7%** **8% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****8%** **18% 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 Khirkia? ■ Khirkia · ■ Dariapur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****67.0%** **58.8% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****990** **946 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****835** **916 Working population ****31.3%** **25.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 81.3% for men and 53.1% for women. 41% of men and 21% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 66 (12%) · **■** Farm labourers 81 (14%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 10 (2%) · **■** Marginal 412 (72%) 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 Dariapur - Kewatia1,916 people - Mahesia1,903 people - Piara Math1,899 people - Hewantpur1,877 people - Koila1,797 people - Porai1,772 people - Lohchha1,742 people - Kuwari1,738 people [All 196 villages in Dariapur](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/saran/dariapur/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Khirkia?841222 - How far is Khirkia from Chhapra?31 km by road - What is the population of Khirkia?1,821 (Census 2011) - Which district is Khirkia in?Saran district (Dariapur sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Khirkia?67.0% (Census 2011)