# Khairwa Village, Riga, Sitamarhi (Bihar) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/sitamarhi/riga/khairwa/ Village · Riga, Sitamarhi # Khairwa Khairwa is a village in Riga sub-district of Sitamarhi district, Bihar, PIN code **843327**. The 2011 Census counted **2,701 people in 517 households**, the 29th largest of 39 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 50.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 54.2%. - 2,701people (2011) - 517households - 50.0%literacy - 843327PIN code ## Khairwa PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Khairwa is 843327.** Khairwa falls in Riga sub-district, Sitamarhi district, Bihar. - PIN code843327 - Gram panchayatPosua Patania - Community development blockRiga - Census village code219353 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Khairwa from nearby towns? - Riga (sub-district HQ)6 km by road - Sitamarhi (district HQ)9 km by road - Sitamarhi (nearest town)9 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 Khairwa? 8 services counted by the Census are inside Khairwa; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn 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 · Majhaulia - ○Degree college10+ km · Sitamarhi - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Sitamarhi - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Public bus service5–10 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river - Electricity (2011)3 h summer · 6 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 Khairwa known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 92% of the 227 hectares of village land is sown, and 75 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 Khairwa Of every 100 households in Khairwa in 2011, 2 had electricity, 15 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 48 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Khairwa · ■ Riga rural average Electricity for lighting ****2%** **7% Toilet within the home ****15%** **19% No toilet (open defecation) ****85%** **80% Tap water ****0%** **1% Drinking water within premises ****35%** **35% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **4% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%** **95% Use banking services ****24%** **35% Television ****9%** **8% Mobile phone ****48%** **47% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****6%** **5% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****40%** **28% 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 Khairwa? ■ Khairwa · ■ Riga rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****50.0%** **54.2% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****856** **894 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****843** **937 Working population ****27.0%** **28.6% ### Women and men Literacy is 61.4% for men and 36.7% for women. 46% of men and 5% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 85 (12%) · **■** Farm labourers 232 (32%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 25 (3%) · **■** Marginal 385 (53%) 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 Riga - Narsanda urf Narsawan3,378 people - Pakri2,809 people - Barahi2,786 people - Bakhri2,769 people - Basantpur2,612 people - Ijrahia1,677 people - Asogi1,439 people - Posua Patania1,367 people [All 42 villages in Riga](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/sitamarhi/riga/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Khairwa?843327 - How far is Khairwa from Sitamarhi?9 km by road - What is the population of Khairwa?2,701 (Census 2011) - Which district is Khairwa in?Sitamarhi district (Riga sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Khairwa?50.0% (Census 2011)