Village · Ketar*, Garhwa
# Khadhwan

Khadhwan is a village in Ketar* sub-district of Garhwa district, Jharkhand, PIN code 822112. The 2011 Census counted 722 people in 122 households, the 25th largest of 31 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 59.9%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 61.3%.
- 722 people (2011)
- 122 households
- 59.9% literacy
- 822112 PIN code

## Khadhwan PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Khadhwan is 822112. Khadhwan falls in Ketar* sub-district, Garhwa district, Jharkhand.
- PIN code 822112
- Gram panchayat Parsodih
- Community development block Ketar*
- Census village code 347204

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Khadhwan from nearby towns?
- Ketar (sub-district HQ) 15 km by road
- Garhwa (district HQ) 80 km by road
- Garhwa (nearest town) 80 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Khadhwan?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Khadhwan; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Primary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Middle school In village · 1 govt
- ● Secondary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village
- ● Polling station In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Bhawnathpur
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Bhawnathpur
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Garhwa
- ○ Primary health centre 10+ km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km
- ○ Dispensary 10+ km
- ○ Post office 5–10 km
- ○ Public bus service 10+ km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM 10+ km
- ○ Commercial bank 10+ km
- ○ Ration (PDS) shop 5–10 km
- ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km
- ○ Public library 10+ km

### Water and power
- Drinking water hand pumps and canal / river

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Khadhwan known for?

The main crops are rice. Products made here include gur and basket. About 11% of the 749 hectares of village land is sown, and 34 hectares are irrigated.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in Khadhwan

Of every 100 households in Khadhwan in 2011, 0 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 59 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Khadhwan · ■ Ketar* rural average
- Electricity for lighting 0% 2%
- Toilet within the home 2% 2%
- No toilet (open defecation) 98% 98%
- Tap water 0% 1%
- Drinking water within premises 7% 23%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 2% 0%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 98% 100%
- Use banking services 38% 52%
- Television 2% 5%
- Mobile phone 59% 33%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 1% 4%
- Car / jeep / van 1% 1%
- None of these assets 31% 45%
- Own their home 100% 100%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Khadhwan?

■ Khadhwan · ■ Ketar* rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 59.9% 61.3%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 885 916
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 900 951
- Working population 27.4% 41.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 72.8% for men and 45.3% for women. 48% of men and 5% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 4 (2%) · ■ Farm labourers 2 (1%) · ■ Other work 11 (6%) · ■ Marginal 181 (91%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Ketar*
- Chandih 910 people
- Ketri 868 people
- Bansdih Khurd 865 people
- Khairwa 854 people
- Gurur 636 people
- Baksipur 609 people
- Kosdehra 402 people
- Gamharia 293 people

All 31 villages in Ketar*

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Khadhwan? 822112
- How far is Khadhwan from Garhwa? 80 km by road
- What is the population of Khadhwan? 722 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Khadhwan in? Garhwa district (Ketar* sub-district), Jharkhand
- What is the literacy rate of Khadhwan? 59.9% (Census 2011)

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