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

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Village · Barahat, Banka 

# Kharihara

Kharihara is a village in Barahat sub-district of Banka district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **4,987 people in 918 households**, the 8th largest of 65 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 49.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 60.0%.

- 4,987people (2011)
- 918households
- 49.3%literacy
- 904females per 1,000 males

## Kharihara PIN code and other codes

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

- Gram panchayatKharihara
- Community development blockBarahat
- Census village code241166

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

## How far is Kharihara from nearby towns?

- Barahat (sub-district HQ)14 km by road
- Banka (district HQ)4 km by road
- Banka (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 Kharihara?

11 services counted by the Census are inside Kharihara; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Phullidumar
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Banka
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bhagalpur
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway stationunder 5 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 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 Kharihara known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 87% of the 346 hectares of village land is sown, and 200 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 Kharihara

Of every 100 households in Kharihara in 2011, 6 had electricity, 5 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 28 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Kharihara · ■ Barahat rural average

Electricity for lighting ****6%**

**19%

Toilet within the home ****5%**

**14%

No toilet (open defecation) ****94%**

**85%

Tap water ****0%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****50%**

**37%

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

**5%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**87%

Use banking services ****10%**

**41%

Television ****3%**

**10%

Mobile phone ****28%**

**45%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**7%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****54%**

**36%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Kharihara?

■ Kharihara · ■ Barahat rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****49.3%**

**60.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****904**

**916

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****873**

**935

Working population ****23.8%**

**33.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 59.3% for men and 38.4% for women. 42% of men and 4% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 438 (37%) · **■** Farm labourers 371 (31%) · **■** Other work 119 (10%) · **■** Marginal 259 (22%)

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

- Kharahara8,076 people
- Bhurna7,429 people
- Naraenpur6,044 people
- Panjwara5,249 people
- Mahua4,855 people
- Babhangawan4,665 people
- Mirzapur3,977 people
- Barhauna3,639 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Kharihara from Banka?4 km by road
- What is the population of Kharihara?4,987 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kharihara in?Banka district (Barahat sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Kharihara?49.3% (Census 2011)