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Quick panchayat-at-a-glance
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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
Pramod Kumar Chaudhary
Contact: 70****5235
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- LGD code
- 257750
- Pincode
- 805106
- Post office
- Kawakol
- Population
- 2,228
- Households
- 319
- Literacy rate
- 42.2%
- Sex ratio
- 901 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 811
Census 2011 · in context
How Okhariya compares
By population, Okhariya ranks #22 of 48 villages in Kawakol mandal.
Literacy rate
%
42.2%
+4.1% vs mandal average
Okhariya42.2%
Kawakol mandal38.1%
Nawada district49.2%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
901
−80 vs mandal average
Okhariya901
Kawakol mandal981
Household size
people per home
7.0
+1.0 vs mandal average
Okhariya7.0
Kawakol mandal6.0
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Okhariya at a glance
Okhariya is a village of 2,228 people in 319 households (Census 2011) in Kawakol block, Nawada district, Bihar, the 22nd-largest of 48 villages in Kawakol block. Literacy is 42%, 4 points above the block average of 38% and the sex ratio is 901 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 805106, served by Kawakol post office; the LGD village code is 257750. The sarpanch is Pramod Kumar Chaudhary, and the village votes in Jamui assembly constituency, represented by MLA Shreyasi Singh. The population is estimated at 2,627 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Okhariya
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- No
- Electricity for homes
- No
- Electricity for farms
- Yes
- Power hours (summer)
- 0
- Power hours (winter)
- 0
- Primary school
- 1
- Middle school
- 1
- Secondary school
- 2
- Senior secondary
- 2
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 0
- Health sub-centre
- 1
- Community health centre
- 0
- Dispensary
- 1
- Veterinary hospital
- 0
- Post office
- Yes
- 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
- No
- Fair-price shop
- Yes
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- NAWADA
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 38
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 38
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 6
- All-weather road
- No
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- Pali
- Total area (ha)
- 160
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 85.2
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Okhariya
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Okhariya
- LGD code
- 257750
- Pincode
- 805106
- Post office
- Kawakol
- Population (Census 2011)
- 2,228
- Population (projected 2026)
- 2,627
- Households
- 319
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 901
- Literacy rate
- 42.2%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Jamui
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Jamui
- Member of Parliament
- Arun Bharti
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Shreyasi Singh
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- Pramod Kumar Chaudhary
- Block / Mandal
- Kawakol
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- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-09-23
- Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records
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