Village · Barhi, Hazaribagh
# Khonra Ahar

Khonra Ahar is a village in Barhi sub-district of Hazaribagh district, Jharkhand, PIN code 825405. The 2011 Census counted 2,597 people in 439 households, the 9th largest of 100 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 66.3%.
- 2,597 people (2011)
- 439 households
- 71.1% literacy
- 825405 PIN code

## Khonra Ahar PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Khonra Ahar is 825405. Khonra Ahar falls in Barhi sub-district, Hazaribagh district, Jharkhand.
- PIN code 825405
- Gram panchayat Khonra Ahar
- Community development block Barhi
- Census village code 367897

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

## How far is Khonra Ahar from nearby towns?
- Hazaribagh (district HQ) 30 km by road
- Hazaribagh (nearest town) 30 km by road

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

## What facilities are there in Khonra Ahar?

15 services counted by the Census are inside Khonra Ahar; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Pre-primary school In village · 1 private
- ● Primary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Middle school In village · 1 govt
- ● Secondary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● Public bus service In village
- ● Private bus service In village
- ● State highway In village
- ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● Cooperative bank In village
- ● Ration (PDS) shop In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village
- ● Polling station In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Gauria Karma
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Barhi
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Hazaribagh
- ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 5–10 km
- ○ Dispensary 5–10 km
- ○ Post office under 5 km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM 5–10 km
- ○ Commercial bank 5–10 km
- ○ Mandi / regular market 5–10 km
- ○ Public library 10+ km

### Water and power
- Drinking water hand pumps and tanks / ponds

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

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Khonra Ahar known for?

The main crops are rice. About 27% of the 907 hectares of village land is sown, and 46 hectares are irrigated.

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

## Homes and amenities in Khonra Ahar

Of every 100 households in Khonra Ahar in 2011, 59 had electricity, 5 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 69 had a mobile phone, 13 a two-wheeler and 10 a car.

■ Khonra Ahar · ■ Barhi rural average
- Electricity for lighting 59% 47%
- Toilet within the home 5% 5%
- No toilet (open defecation) 95% 93%
- Tap water 0% 3%
- Drinking water within premises 13% 14%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 2% 2%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 96% 96%
- Use banking services 53% 70%
- Television 16% 15%
- Mobile phone 69% 66%
- Computer with internet 1% 0%
- Two-wheeler 13% 14%
- Car / jeep / van 10% 3%
- None of these assets 19% 19%
- Own their home 98% 99%

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

## What is the population of Khonra Ahar?

■ Khonra Ahar · ■ Barhi rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 71.1% 66.3%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 964 940
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 892 912
- Working population 40.1% 40.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 83.2% for men and 58.8% for women. 50% of men and 29% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 41 (4%) · ■ Farm labourers 5 (0%) · ■ Household industry 4 (0%) · ■ Other work 175 (17%) · ■ Marginal 817 (78%)

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

## Other villages of similar size in Barhi
- Bijaia 3,055 people
- Kariat Pur Chotti 2,805 people
- Malkoko 2,675 people
- Dapokh 2,608 people
- Karso 2,492 people
- Dulmaha 2,395 people
- Gurio 2,301 people
- Bendgi 2,134 people

All 122 villages in Barhi

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Khonra Ahar? 825405
- How far is Khonra Ahar from Hazaribagh? 30 km by road
- What is the population of Khonra Ahar? 2,597 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Khonra Ahar in? Hazaribagh district (Barhi sub-district), Jharkhand
- What is the literacy rate of Khonra Ahar? 71.1% (Census 2011)

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