Khonta
Sameli block · Katihar
district, Bihar · PIN 854114
· village code 225630
Population 2011
2,439
Census of India
Population 2020
2,888
Mission Antyodaya survey
Change
+18.4%
449 people · 1.9% a year
Households
465
+0.4% vs 463 in 2011
Census 2011
Total population
2,439
Male / female
1,273 / 1,166
Sex ratio females per 1,000 males
916
Children aged 0–6
560
Literacy rate
38.3%
Scheduled Caste / Scheduled Tribe
692 / 2
Working population
951
Of workers, in agriculture cultivators and farm labour
94.0%
Households
463
Village facilities, 2020
Primary school nearest 2 km away
No
Middle school
Yes
High school nearest 5 km away
No
Piped tap water
only one habitation is covered
All-weather road
Yes
Public transport
Auto
Electricity
>12 hrs
Bank nearest 5 km away
No
Primary health centre
Sub Centre
Anganwadi
Yes
Internet
Yes
Common service centre
Separately located
Farming
Farm households
140
Non-farm households
65
Share of households farming, 2020
68%
Net sown area
306 ha
Kharif / rabi / other hidden inside one column
306 / 306 / 15
Main irrigation source
Ground water (tube well/well/pump)
Gram panchayat finances, 2024–25
XV Finance Commission grant for
Malharia panchayat, Sameli zila parishad.
These are the panchayat's own accounts, not this village's: where a panchayat
holds several villages, the money covers all of them, and where a village
spans several panchayats only this one's return appears.
Opening balance
₹48.90 lakh
Received from state (auto-transfer)
₹17.12 lakh
Received directly
—
Spent
₹34.20 lakh
Unspent at year end
₹31.82 lakh
Untied (basic grant)
opened ₹26.11 lakh · received ₹6.82 lakh · spent ₹7.76 lakh · left ₹25.17 lakh
Tied (earmarked)
opened ₹22.79 lakh · received ₹10.30 lakh · spent ₹26.44 lakh · left ₹6.65 lakh
Source: eGramSwaraj, as reported by the panchayat. Untied and tied
together make up the totals above.
Location
25.4955, 87.2736 —
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