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Village snapshot
Quick panchayat-at-a-glance
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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
DEVANTI DEVI
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- LGD code
- 247795
- Pincode
- 802135
- Post office
- Simari
- Population
- 2,835
- Households
- 429
- Literacy rate
- 52.2%
- Sex ratio
- 954 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 687
- Distance to district centre
- 86 km
- Distance to mandal centre
- 75 km
- Distance to Patna
- 134 km
- Distance to Kolkata
- 337 km
- Nearest railway station
- Chaura BH · 10 km
- Nearest hospital / PHC
- Government Hospital, Khaira · <1 km
ਜਨਗਣਨਾ 2011 · ਤੁਲਨਾ ਵਿੱਚ
Khaira ਦੀ ਤੁਲਨਾ
By population, Khaira ranks #23 of 156 villages in Simri mandal.
Literacy rate
%
52.2%
−4.8% vs mandal average
- Khaira
- 52.2%
- Simri mandal
- 57.0%
- Buxar district
- 58.0%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
954
+45 vs mandal average
- Khaira
- 954
- Simri mandal
- 909
Household size
people per home
6.6
−0.2 vs mandal average
- Khaira
- 6.6
- Simri mandal
- 6.8
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Khaira ਇੱਕ ਨਜ਼ਰ ਵਿੱਚ
Khaira ਬਿਹਾਰ ਦੇ Buxar ਜ਼ਿਲ੍ਹੇ ਦੇ Simri ਬਲਾਕ ਵਿੱਚ 2,835 ਲੋਕਾਂ 429 ਪਰਿਵਾਰਾਂ ਵਿੱਚ (ਜਨਗਣਨਾ 2011) ਦਾ ਪਿੰਡ ਹੈ, ਜੋ Simri ਬਲਾਕ ਦੇ 156 ਪਿੰਡਾਂ ਵਿੱਚੋਂ 23ਵਾਂ ਸਭ ਤੋਂ ਵੱਡਾ ਹੈ। ਸਾਖਰਤਾ 52% ਹੈ, ਬਲਾਕ ਔਸਤ 57% ਤੋਂ 5 ਅੰਕ ਘੱਟ ਅਤੇ ਲਿੰਗ ਅਨੁਪਾਤ ਪ੍ਰਤੀ 1,000 ਮਰਦਾਂ ਪਿੱਛੇ 954 ਔਰਤਾਂ। ਇਹ Buxar ਜ਼ਿਲ੍ਹਾ ਕੇਂਦਰ ਤੋਂ 86 ਕਿਮੀ, ਨੇੜਲੇ ਕਸਬੇ Khaira ਤੋਂ 0 ਕਿਮੀ, Chaura BH ਰੇਲਵੇ ਸਟੇਸ਼ਨ ਤੋਂ 10 ਕਿਮੀ ਸਥਿਤ ਹੈ (ਸਿੱਧੀ ਲਕੀਰ ਦੂਰੀ)। ਪਿੰਨਕੋਡ 802135 ਹੈ, Simari ਡਾਕਖਾਨੇ ਅਧੀਨ; LGD ਪਿੰਡ ਕੋਡ 247795 ਹੈ। ਨੇੜਲਾ ਹਸਪਤਾਲ Government Hospital, Khaira, <1 ਕਿਮੀ ਦੂਰ। ਸਰਪੰਚ DEVANTI DEVI ਹਨ; ਪਿੰਡ Mokama ਵਿਧਾਨ ਸਭਾ ਹਲਕੇ ਵਿੱਚ ਹੈ, ਵਿਧਾਇਕ Anant Kumar Singh। 2026 ਵਿੱਚ ਅਨੁਮਾਨਿਤ ਆਬਾਦੀ 3,342, 2011 ਤੋਂ 18% ਵੱਧ।
ਗ੍ਰਾਮ ਪੰਚਾਇਤ: Dullahpur →
ਨੇੜਲੇ ਪਿੰਡਾਂ ਦੀ ਤੁਲਨਾ
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Khaira
- 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
- Yes
- Power hours (summer)
- 4
- Power hours (winter)
- 5
- Primary school
- 1
- Middle school
- 1
- Secondary school
- 0
- Senior secondary
- 0
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 0
- Health sub-centre
- 1
- 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
- Yes
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- Yes
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- No
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- Yes
- Nearest statutory town
- DUMRAON
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 12
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 19
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 3
- All-weather road
- No
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- Dullahpur, Simri
- Total area (ha)
- 72.04
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 23.68
- Forest area (ha)
- 32.45
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Khaira
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
ਮੁੱਖ ਤੱਥ — Khaira
- LGD code
- 247795
- Pincode
- 802135
- Post office
- Simari
- Population (Census 2011)
- 2,835
- Population (projected 2026)
- 3,342
- Households
- 429
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 954
- Literacy rate
- 52.2%
- Coordinates
- 24.87239°N, 86.20727°E
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Munger
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Mokama
- Member of Parliament
- Rajiv Ranjan Singh
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Anant Kumar Singh
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- DEVANTI DEVI
- Block / Mandal
- Simri
ਪਹੁੰਚਣ ਦਾ ਰਾਹ
Khaira ਕਿਵੇਂ ਪਹੁੰਚਣਾ ਹੈ
ਸ਼ਹਿਰਾਂ ਤੋਂ ਦੂਰੀ · ਸਿੱਧੀ ਲਕੀਰ
- Patna134 kmcapital
- Kolkata337 km
- Delhi985 km
- Hyderabad1155 km
ਕਿਸਮ ਅਨੁਸਾਰ ਨੇੜਲੇ · ਖੇਤਰ ਵਿੱਚ ਕਿਤੇ ਵੀ
- Railway stationChaura BH10 km
- Hospital / PHCGovernment Hospital, Khaira<1 km
- CollegeGovernment Engineering College, Sheikhpura49 km
- Police stationFaridpur Police Station55 km
ਉਹੀ ਪਿੰਨਕੋਡ
Villages sharing pincode 802135
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- Neyazipur
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- Kathar
- Nagpura
- Keshopur
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- Rajapur
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- Kazipur
- Balihar
- Dullahpur
- Paigambarpur
- Neyazipur
- Ekauna
- Majhwari
- Diaman
- Dullahpur
- Manikpur
- Parari
- Durasan
- Gayaghat
- Rajpur Kalan (Parnahi)
- Chakani
- Dia Parmeswar
- Arjunpur
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- Rajpur Kalan (Patsar)
- Rajpur Kalan (Dullahpah)
- Neyazipur
Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-09-23
- Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records
- Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-25
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)