# Karharia Village, Shambhuganj, Banka (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Shambhuganj, Banka 

# Karharia

Karharia is a village in Shambhuganj sub-district of Banka district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,158 people in 225 households**, the 63rd largest of 132 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 64.9%.

- 1,158people (2011)
- 225households
- 71.3%literacy
- 917females per 1,000 males

## Karharia PIN code and other codes

Karharia falls in Shambhuganj sub-district, Banka district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatMaldih
- Community development blockShambhuganj
- Census village code240505

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?

- Shambhuganj (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Banka (district HQ)40 km by road
- Banka (nearest town)40 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?

11 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 · 1 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Athmaha
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Sambhuganj
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bhagalpur
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 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 Karharia known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 100% of the 94 hectares of village land is sown, and 90 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, 0 had electricity, 19 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 72 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Karharia · ■ Shambhuganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**12%

Toilet within the home ****19%**

**20%

No toilet (open defecation) ****81%**

**79%

Tap water ****4%**

**7%

Drinking water within premises ****25%**

**36%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****86%**

**94%

Use banking services ****42%**

**41%

Television ****7%**

**9%

Mobile phone ****72%**

**50%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****10%**

**7%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****14%**

**36%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 · ■ Shambhuganj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****71.3%**

**64.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****917**

**884

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****961**

**918

Working population ****28.4%**

**34.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 81.9% for men and 59.6% for women. 45% of men and 10% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 4 (1%) · **■** Farm labourers 21 (6%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 44 (13%) · **■** Marginal 259 (79%)

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 Shambhuganj

- Khangah1,301 people
- Majhgain1,256 people
- Bisbita1,254 people
- Goera Lakhanpur1,230 people
- Bhalua1,145 people
- Naraenpur1,134 people
- Narsandi1,072 people
- Belsira1,064 people

[All 186 villages in Shambhuganj](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/banka/shambhuganj/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Karharia from Banka?40 km by road
- What is the population of Karharia?1,158 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Karharia in?Banka district (Shambhuganj sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Karharia?71.3% (Census 2011)