# Karharia Village, Dhuraiya, Banka (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/banka/dhuraiya/karharia/ Village · Dhuraiya, Banka # Karharia Karharia is a village in Dhuraiya sub-district of Banka district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **3,587 people in 594 households**, the 13th largest of 181 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 44.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 58.2%. - 3,587people (2011) - 594households - 44.9%literacy - 921females per 1,000 males ## Karharia PIN code and other codes Karharia falls in Dhuraiya sub-district, Banka district, Bihar. - Gram panchayatKarharia - Community development blockDhuraiya - Census village code241105 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Karharia from nearby towns? - Dhuraiya (sub-district HQ)5 km by road - Banka (district HQ)36 km by road - Banka (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 Karharia? 15 services counted by the Census are inside Karharia; 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 - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Mandi / regular marketIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Banka - ○Degree college5–10 km · Dhoraiya - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bhagalpur - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds - 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 Karharia known for? The main crops are **paddy**. Products made here include hand tools and terracota pot. About 80% of the 251 hectares of village land is sown, and 150 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 Karharia Of every 100 households in Karharia in 2011, 31 had electricity, 7 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 38 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Karharia · ■ Dhuraiya rural average Electricity for lighting ****31%** **20% Toilet within the home ****7%** **8% No toilet (open defecation) ****93%** **91% Tap water ****7%** **3% Drinking water within premises ****36%** **27% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **1% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****66%** **91% Use banking services ****21%** **32% Television ****2%** **6% Mobile phone ****38%** **45% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****3%** **6% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****30%** **34% Own their home ****97%** **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 Karharia? ■ Karharia · ■ Dhuraiya rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****44.9%** **58.2% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****921** **909 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1132** **943 Working population ****43.0%** **40.8% ### Women and men Literacy is 56.6% for men and 31.6% for women. 53% of men and 32% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 142 (9%) · **■** Farm labourers 373 (24%) · **■** Household industry 43 (3%) · **■** Other work 224 (15%) · **■** Marginal 761 (49%) 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 Dhuraiya - Rangaon4,484 people - Chalna4,420 people - Kadma3,928 people - Hasai3,670 people - Mahela3,446 people - Chanda3,407 people - Bishunpur3,380 people - Kusmi3,142 people [All 222 villages in Dhuraiya](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/banka/dhuraiya/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Karharia from Banka?36 km by road - What is the population of Karharia?3,587 (Census 2011) - Which district is Karharia in?Banka district (Dhuraiya sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Karharia?44.9% (Census 2011)