# Charsia Village, Barahat, Banka (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Barahat, Banka 

# Charsia

Charsia is a village in Barahat sub-district of Banka district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,880 people in 377 households**, the 22nd largest of 65 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 46.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 60.0%.

- 1,880people (2011)
- 377households
- 46.3%literacy
- 916females per 1,000 males

## Charsia PIN code and other codes

Charsia falls in Barahat sub-district, Banka district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatPanjwara
- Community development blockBarahat
- Census village code241195

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

## How far is Charsia from nearby towns?

- Barahat (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Banka (district HQ)17 km by road
- Banka (nearest town)17 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 Charsia?

2 services counted by the Census are inside Charsia; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary school5–10 km · Janukita
- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Phullidumar
- ○Degree college10+ km · Bhagalpur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bhagalpur
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and canal / river

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 Charsia known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 83% of the 363 hectares of village land is sown, and 250 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 Charsia

Of every 100 households in Charsia in 2011, 3 had electricity, 3 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 15 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Charsia · ■ Barahat rural average

Electricity for lighting ****3%**

**19%

Toilet within the home ****3%**

**14%

No toilet (open defecation) ****97%**

**85%

Tap water ****1%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****19%**

**37%

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

**5%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**87%

Use banking services ****17%**

**41%

Television ****2%**

**10%

Mobile phone ****15%**

**45%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**7%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****74%**

**36%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Charsia?

■ Charsia · ■ Barahat rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****46.3%**

**60.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****916**

**916

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****843**

**935

Working population ****47.9%**

**33.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 53.4% for men and 38.8% for women. 50% of men and 45% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 165 (18%) · **■** Farm labourers 163 (18%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 228 (25%) · **■** Marginal 342 (38%)

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 Barahat

- Dafarpur2,188 people
- Changeri2,145 people
- Laurhiabuzurg2,033 people
- Bhatdiha2,029 people
- Kakaria1,597 people
- Begpur1,559 people
- Chandidih1,519 people
- Saharna1,489 people

[All 73 villages in Barahat](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/banka/barahat/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Charsia from Banka?17 km by road
- What is the population of Charsia?1,880 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Charsia in?Banka district (Barahat sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Charsia?46.3% (Census 2011)