# Kharsahi Village, Raniganj, Araria (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Raniganj, Araria 

# Kharsahi

Kharsahi is a village in Raniganj sub-district of Araria district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **7,388 people in 1,563 households**, the 18th largest of 87 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 42.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 49.7%.

- 7,388people (2011)
- 1,563households
- 42.8%literacy
- 958females per 1,000 males

## Kharsahi PIN code and other codes

Kharsahi falls in Raniganj sub-district, Araria district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatKharsahi
- Community development blockRaniganj
- Census village code221792

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Kharsahi from nearby towns?

- Raniganj (sub-district HQ)12 km by road
- Araria (district HQ)36 km by road
- Araria (nearest town)36 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 Kharsahi?

12 services counted by the Census are inside Kharsahi; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Araria
- ○Degree college10+ km · Araria
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Araria
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds

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 Kharsahi known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 88% of the 1,134 hectares of village land is sown, and 460 hectares are irrigated.

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Kharsahi

Of every 100 households in Kharsahi in 2011, 0 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 22 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Kharsahi · ■ Raniganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**4%

Toilet within the home ****2%**

**7%

No toilet (open defecation) ****98%**

**92%

Tap water ****1%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****67%**

**62%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**98%

Use banking services ****8%**

**23%

Television ****3%**

**5%

Mobile phone ****22%**

**39%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**5%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****42%**

**34%

Own their home ****100%**

**99%

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 Kharsahi?

■ Kharsahi · ■ Raniganj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****42.8%**

**49.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****958**

**927

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1046**

**960

Working population ****37.7%**

**41.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 52.0% for men and 33.0% for women. 47% of men and 28% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 354 (13%) · **■** Farm labourers 966 (35%) · **■** Household industry 12 (0%) · **■** Other work 117 (4%) · **■** Marginal 1,333 (48%)

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 Raniganj

- Jogta7,914 people
- Kala Balua7,698 people
- Bagulaha7,603 people
- Gunwanti7,518 people
- Rampur7,384 people
- Gopalpur6,945 people
- Mohni6,859 people
- Pahasra6,265 people

[All 89 villages in Raniganj](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/araria/raniganj/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Kharsahi from Araria?36 km by road
- What is the population of Kharsahi?7,388 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kharsahi in?Araria district (Raniganj sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Kharsahi?42.8% (Census 2011)