# Kharuvas Village, Lakhipur, Goalpara (Assam) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/goalpara/lakhipur/kharuvas/ Village · Lakhipur, Goalpara # Kharuvas Kharuvas is a village in Lakhipur sub-district of Goalpara district, Assam. The 2011 Census counted **4,411 people in 813 households**, the 8th largest of 221 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 56.3%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 55.7%. - 4,411people (2011) - 813households - 56.3%literacy - 993females per 1,000 males ## Kharuvas PIN code and other codes Kharuvas falls in Lakhipur sub-district, Goalpara district, Assam. - Gram panchayatRajmita - Community development blockJaleswar - Census village code281841 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Kharuvas from nearby towns? - Lakhipur (sub-district HQ)52 km by road - Goalpara (district HQ)52 km by road - Lakhipur (nearest town)4 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 Kharuvas? 14 services counted by the Census are inside Kharuvas; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 5 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt · 2 private - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Lakhipur - ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Lakhipur - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Goalpara - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Railway stationunder 5 km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public libraryunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water and hand pumps - Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 15 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 Kharuvas known for? The main crops are **paddy, jute and wheat**. About 24% of the 1,028 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 Kharuvas Of every 100 households in Kharuvas in 2011, 24 had electricity, 68 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 44 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Kharuvas · ■ Lakhipur rural average Electricity for lighting ****24%** **22% Toilet within the home ****68%** **52% No toilet (open defecation) ****30%** **47% Tap water ****0%** **1% Drinking water within premises ****70%** **53% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%** **2% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****94%** **96% Use banking services ****16%** **18% Television ****6%** **7% Mobile phone ****44%** **37% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****5%** **4% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****29%** **37% Own their home ****96%** **98% 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 Kharuvas? ■ Kharuvas · ■ Lakhipur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****56.3%** **55.7% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****993** **953 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1116** **964 Working population ****25.4%** **31.8% ### Women and men Literacy is 60.7% for men and 51.7% for women. 47% of men and 3% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 412 (37%) · **■** Farm labourers 246 (22%) · **■** Household industry 5 (0%) · **■** Other work 259 (23%) · **■** Marginal 197 (18%) 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 Lakhipur - Morichbari Reserve6,046 people - Simlabari5,516 people - Katarihara5,290 people - Jaybhum4,775 people - Salbari Pt-I3,813 people - Khurshapakhiri Pt-II3,798 people - Kathuri3,775 people - Dhobakura3,694 people [All 267 villages in Lakhipur](https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/goalpara/lakhipur/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Kharuvas from Goalpara?52 km by road - What is the population of Kharuvas?4,411 (Census 2011) - Which district is Kharuvas in?Goalpara district (Lakhipur sub-district), Assam - What is the literacy rate of Kharuvas?56.3% (Census 2011)