# Kharwa Village, Rajaun, Banka (Bihar) – PIN Code & Facilities

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Village · Rajaun, Banka 

# Kharwa

Kharwa is a village in Rajaun sub-district of Banka district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **772 people in 152 households**, the 95th largest of 166 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 62.3%.

- 772people (2011)
- 152households
- 71.0%literacy
- 911females per 1,000 males

## Kharwa PIN code and other codes

Kharwa falls in Rajaun sub-district, Banka district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatNawada Kharauni
- Community development blockRajaun
- Census village code240870

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

## How far is Kharwa from nearby towns?

- Rajaun (sub-district HQ)16 km by road
- Banka (district HQ)38 km by road
- Banka (nearest town)38 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 Kharwa?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Kharwa; 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
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Kathbangaow
- ○Degree college10+ km · Bhagalpur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bhagalpur
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps 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 Kharwa known for?

The main crops are **paddy, wheat and maize**. About 60% of the 132 hectares of village land is sown, and 74 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 Kharwa

Of every 100 households in Kharwa in 2011, 43 had electricity, 21 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 31 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Kharwa · ■ Rajaun rural average

Electricity for lighting ****43%**

**36%

Toilet within the home ****21%**

**14%

No toilet (open defecation) ****79%**

**85%

Tap water ****0%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****43%**

**42%

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

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**92%

Use banking services ****27%**

**41%

Television ****7%**

**10%

Mobile phone ****31%**

**50%

Computer with internet ****3%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**6%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****51%**

**35%

Own their home ****99%**

**98%

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 Kharwa?

■ Kharwa · ■ Rajaun rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****71.0%**

**62.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****911**

**907

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****919**

**948

Working population ****39.0%**

**37.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 75.5% for men and 66.0% for women. 49% of men and 28% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 39 (13%) · **■** Farm labourers 94 (31%) · **■** Household industry 2 (1%) · **■** Other work 18 (6%) · **■** Marginal 148 (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 Rajaun

- Mahut Chak805 people
- Gopalpur796 people
- Khushalpur795 people
- Dhansar794 people
- Amdaha759 people
- Raghuni Kita758 people
- Mohanpur751 people
- Makraundha749 people

[All 207 villages in Rajaun](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/banka/rajaun/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Kharwa from Banka?38 km by road
- What is the population of Kharwa?772 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kharwa in?Banka district (Rajaun sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Kharwa?71.0% (Census 2011)