# Kharua Village, Barama, Baksa (Assam) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/baksa/barama/kharua/ Village · Barama, Baksa # Kharua Kharua is a village in Barama sub-district of Baksa district, Assam, PIN code **781346**. The 2011 Census counted **2,335 people in 479 households**, the 6th largest of 36 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 75.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 78.5%. - 2,335people (2011) - 479households - 75.0%literacy - 781346PIN code ## Kharua PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Kharua is 781346.** Kharua falls in Barama sub-district, Baksa district, Assam. - PIN code781346 - Gram panchayatBarama - Community development blockBarama - Census village code304436 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Kharua from nearby towns? - Nalbari (nearest town)25 km by road Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## What facilities are there in Kharua? 13 services counted by the Census are inside Kharua; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 4 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 4 govt · 2 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Bindiban - ○Degree college5–10 km · Nasatra - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Guwahati - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)99 h summer · 99 h winter Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Kharua known for? The main crops are **paddy, mustard seeds and potato**. About 66% of the 551 hectares of village land is sown. Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Homes and amenities in Kharua Of every 100 households in Kharua in 2011, 31 had electricity, 43 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 51 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Kharua · ■ Barama rural average Electricity for lighting ****31%** **34% Toilet within the home ****43%** **43% No toilet (open defecation) ****48%** **56% Tap water ****0%** **1% Drinking water within premises ****85%** **64% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%** **11% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%** **89% Use banking services ****40%** **46% Television ****21%** **26% Mobile phone ****51%** **43% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****7%** **8% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **2% None of these assets ****5%** **11% Own their home ****100%** **97% Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## What is the population of Kharua? ■ Kharua · ■ Barama rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****75.0%** **78.5% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****952** **973 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****986** **931 Working population ****44.1%** **45.1% ### Women and men Literacy is 81.5% for men and 68.2% for women. 54% of men and 34% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 276 (27%) · **■** Farm labourers 30 (3%) · **■** Household industry 49 (5%) · **■** Other work 467 (45%) · **■** Marginal 207 (20%) Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Other villages of similar size in Barama - Kaljhar2,867 people - Alagjhar2,785 people - Saukuchi2,479 people - Bhogpur2,445 people - Kharuajan2,230 people - Murkuchiapara2,115 people - Barama2,098 people - Kadamtola1,931 people [All 36 villages in Barama](https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/baksa/barama/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Kharua?781346 - What is the population of Kharua?2,335 (Census 2011) - Which district is Kharua in?Baksa district (Barama sub-district), Assam - What is the literacy rate of Kharua?75.0% (Census 2011)