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Quick panchayat-at-a-glance
Khauna is a village in Basopatti mandal, Madhubani district, Bihar. With a population of 5,780 across 1,043 households, it has a literacy rate of 43.2% and is located at PIN 847240.
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- LGD code
- 219895
- Pincode
- 847240
- Post office
- Umgaon kothi
- Population
- 5,780
- Households
- 1,043
- Literacy rate
- 43.2%
- Sex ratio
- 900 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 1,884
- Distance to district centre
- 65 km
- Distance to mandal centre
- 16 km
- Distance to Patna
- 147 km
- Distance to Kolkata
- 512 km
- Nearest railway station
- Inarwa · 12 km
- Nearest hospital / PHC
- Eye Care Clinic · 9 km
Census 2011 · in context
How Khauna compares
By population, Khauna ranks #12 of 34 villages in Basopatti mandal.
Literacy rate
%
43.2%
−4.6% vs mandal average
- Khauna
- 43.2%
- Basopatti mandal
- 47.8%
- Madhubani district
- 48.0%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
900
−11 vs mandal average
- Khauna
- 900
- Basopatti mandal
- 911
Household size
people per home
5.5
+0.3 vs mandal average
- Khauna
- 5.5
- Basopatti mandal
- 5.2
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Khauna at a glance
Khauna is a village of 5,780 people in 1,043 households (Census 2011) in Basopatti block, Madhubani district, Bihar, the 12th-largest of 34 villages in Basopatti block. Literacy is 43%, 5 points below the block average of 48% and the sex ratio is 900 women per 1,000 men. It lies 65 km from the Madhubani district centre, 8 km from Basopatti, the nearest town, 12 km from Inarwa railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 847240, served by Umgaon kothi post office; the LGD village code is 219895. The nearest hospital or health centre is Eye Care Clinic, 9 km away. The population is estimated at 6,815 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Khauna
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- No
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- No
- Power hours (summer)
- 5
- Power hours (winter)
- 6
- Primary school
- 4
- 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
- Yes
- 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
- Yes
- Mandi / regular market
- Yes
- Weekly haat
- Yes
- Nearest statutory town
- JAINAGAR
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 15
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 51
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 25
- All-weather road
- No
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- Khauna
- Total area (ha)
- 369.1
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 139.8
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Khauna
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Khauna
- LGD code
- 219895
- Pincode
- 847240
- Post office
- Umgaon kothi
- Population (Census 2011)
- 5,780
- Population (projected 2026)
- 6,815
- Households
- 1,043
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 900
- Literacy rate
- 43.2%
- Coordinates
- 26.65186°N, 86.02419°E
- Block / Mandal
- Basopatti
Getting there
How to reach Khauna
Distance to cities · straight line
- Patna147 kmcapital
- Kolkata512 km
- Delhi895 km
- Hyderabad1290 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
- Railway stationInarwa12 km
- Bus stopMatihani Bus Station18 km
- Hospital / PHCEye Care Clinic9 km
- Police stationJoki Gaun5 km
Places of worship · within 5 km
Temples & shrines near Khauna
1 Temple mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors. Residents can add the village jatara and temple festival under Events.
- 🛕Vishwamitra Ashram, BisaulTemple4.0 km ↗
Education · within 5 km
Schools & colleges near Khauna
2 mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors, nearest first. Government school lists (UDISE) will replace this when loaded.
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- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
- Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-14
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
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