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- LGD code
- 224437
- Pincode
- 854317
- Post office
- Barsoighat
- Population
- 1,208
- Households
- 266
- Literacy rate
- 44%
- Sex ratio
- 952 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 368
Census 2011 · in context
How Khanua compares
By population, Khanua ranks #15 of 41 villages in Hasanganj mandal.
Literacy rate
%
44.0%
+0.3% vs mandal average
- Khanua
- 44.0%
- Hasanganj mandal
- 43.7%
- Katihar district
- 41.7%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
952
+24 vs mandal average
- Khanua
- 952
- Hasanganj mandal
- 928
Household size
people per home
4.5
−0.4 vs mandal average
- Khanua
- 4.5
- Hasanganj mandal
- 4.9
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Khanua at a glance
Khanua is a village of 1,208 people in 266 households (Census 2011) in Hasanganj block, Katihar district, Bihar, the 15th-largest of 41 villages in Hasanganj block. Literacy is 44%, about the same as the block average of 44% and the sex ratio is 952 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 854317, served by Barsoighat post office; the LGD village code is 224437. The village votes in Supaul assembly constituency, represented by MLA Bijendra Prasad Yadav. The population is estimated at 1,424 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Khanua
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- Yes
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- No
- Power hours (summer)
- 12
- Power hours (winter)
- 10
- Primary school
- 0
- Middle school
- 0
- Secondary school
- 0
- Senior secondary
- 0
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 0
- Health sub-centre
- 0
- Community health centre
- 0
- Dispensary
- 0
- Veterinary hospital
- 0
- Post office
- No
- Sub post office
- No
- Commercial bank
- No
- Cooperative bank
- No
- ATM
- No
- Public bus service
- No
- Private bus service
- No
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- No
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- No
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- KATIHAR
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 24
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 24
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 11
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- DHARUA
- Total area (ha)
- 306.3
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 90.5
- Forest area (ha)
- 10.3
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
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Key facts — Khanua
- LGD code
- 224437
- Pincode
- 854317
- Post office
- Barsoighat
- Population (Census 2011)
- 1,208
- Population (projected 2026)
- 1,424
- Households
- 266
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 952
- Literacy rate
- 44.0%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Supaul
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Supaul
- Member of Parliament
- Dileshwar Kamait
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Bijendra Prasad Yadav
- Block / Mandal
- Hasanganj
- Nearest railway station
- Ghogardiha (13.0 km)
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- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
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