# Kharahara Village, Barahat, Banka (Bihar) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/banka/barahat/kharahara/ Village · Barahat, Banka # Kharahara Kharahara is a village in Barahat sub-district of Banka district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **8,076 people in 1,573 households**, the 4th largest of 65 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 63.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 60.0%. - 8,076people (2011) - 1,573households - 63.7%literacy - 927females per 1,000 males ## Kharahara PIN code and other codes Kharahara falls in Barahat sub-district, Banka district, Bihar. - Gram panchayatKharahara - Community development blockBarahat - Census village code241176 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Kharahara from nearby towns? - Barahat (sub-district HQ)4 km by road - Banka (district HQ)20 km by road - Banka (nearest town)20 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 Kharahara? 27 services counted by the Census are inside Kharahara; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 2 doctors - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 - ●TB clinicIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 - ●Post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●National highwayIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Commercial bankIn village - ●Cooperative bankIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree college10+ km · Banka - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bhagalpur - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Public bus service10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river - Electricity (2011)1 h summer · 1 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 Kharahara known for? The main crops are **paddy**. Products made here include terracota pot. About 88% of the 424 hectares of village land is sown, and 300 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 Kharahara Of every 100 households in Kharahara in 2011, 38 had electricity, 33 a toilet at home and 14 cooked with LPG; 46 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Kharahara · ■ Barahat rural average Electricity for lighting ****38%** **19% Toilet within the home ****33%** **14% No toilet (open defecation) ****66%** **85% Tap water ****3%** **3% Drinking water within premises ****64%** **37% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****14%** **5% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****70%** **87% Use banking services ****50%** **41% Television ****22%** **10% Mobile phone ****46%** **45% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****7%** **7% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **1% None of these assets ****41%** **36% Own their home ****96%** **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 Kharahara? ■ Kharahara · ■ Barahat rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****63.7%** **60.0% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****927** **916 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****937** **935 Working population ****28.6%** **33.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 70.0% for men and 56.9% for women. 44% of men and 12% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 228 (10%) · **■** Farm labourers 1,011 (44%) · **■** Household industry 17 (1%) · **■** Other work 607 (26%) · **■** Marginal 448 (19%) 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 - Sondiha17,864 people - Auria12,862 people - Pathra11,717 people - Bhurna7,429 people - Naraenpur6,044 people - Panjwara5,249 people - Kharihara4,987 people [All 73 villages in Barahat](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/banka/barahat/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Kharahara from Banka?20 km by road - What is the population of Kharahara?8,076 (Census 2011) - Which district is Kharahara in?Banka district (Barahat sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Kharahara?63.7% (Census 2011)