# Kharanti Village, Obra, Aurangabad (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/aurangabad/obra/kharanti/ Village · Obra, Aurangabad # Kharanti Kharanti is a village in Obra sub-district of Aurangabad district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **2,789 people in 457 households**, the 18th largest of 143 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 70.3%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 72.0%. - 2,789people (2011) - 457households - 70.3%literacy - 899females per 1,000 males ## Kharanti PIN code and other codes Kharanti falls in Obra sub-district, Aurangabad district, Bihar. - Gram panchayatBabhandiha - Community development blockObra - Census village code253281 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Kharanti from nearby towns? - Obra (sub-district HQ)2 km by road - Aurangabad (district HQ)16 km by road - Aurangabad (nearest town)16 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 Kharanti? 25 services counted by the Census are inside Kharanti; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 7 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 7 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 2 private - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 2 doctors - ●Post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●National highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●ATMIn village - ●Commercial bankIn village - ●Cooperative bankIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Mandi / regular marketIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Surkhi - ○Degree college10+ km · Rafiganj - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gaya - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Public bus service5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, covered wells and hand pumps - Electricity (2011)3 h summer · 4 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 Kharanti known for? The main crops are **paddy, wheat and maize**. About 77% of the 265 hectares of village land is sown, and 204 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 Kharanti Of every 100 households in Kharanti in 2011, 45 had electricity, 35 a toilet at home and 7 cooked with LPG; 46 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Kharanti · ■ Obra rural average Electricity for lighting ****45%** **9% Toilet within the home ****35%** **23% No toilet (open defecation) ****65%** **77% Tap water ****0%** **2% Drinking water within premises ****80%** **76% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****7%** **2% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****88%** **96% Use banking services ****22%** **48% Television ****17%** **9% Mobile phone ****46%** **58% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****6%** **7% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **2% None of these assets ****43%** **25% Own their home ****98%** **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 Kharanti? ■ Kharanti · ■ Obra rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****70.3%** **72.0% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****899** **926 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****889** **935 Working population ****30.0%** **33.7% ### Women and men Literacy is 77.4% for men and 62.4% for women. 46% of men and 12% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 189 (23%) · **■** Farm labourers 393 (47%) · **■** Household industry 17 (2%) · **■** Other work 61 (7%) · **■** Marginal 177 (21%) 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 Obra - Sihunri3,088 people - Chantar2,931 people - Malwan2,878 people - Atrauli2,817 people - Mahthu2,745 people - Amilauna2,740 people - Gaini2,725 people - Ratanpur2,492 people [All 151 villages in Obra](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/aurangabad/obra/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Kharanti from Aurangabad?16 km by road - What is the population of Kharanti?2,789 (Census 2011) - Which district is Kharanti in?Aurangabad district (Obra sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Kharanti?70.3% (Census 2011)