# Kharikhan Village, Colgong, Bhagalpur (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Colgong, Bhagalpur 

# Kharikhan

Kharikhan is a village in Colgong sub-district of Bhagalpur district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **503 people in 107 households**, the 102nd largest of 147 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 61.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 58.2%.

- 503people (2011)
- 107households
- 61.0%literacy
- 829females per 1,000 males

## Kharikhan PIN code and other codes

Kharikhan falls in Colgong sub-district, Bhagalpur district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatAkchari
- Community development blockColgong
- Census village code239131

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

## How far is Kharikhan from nearby towns?

- Colgong (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Bhagalpur (district HQ)40 km by road
- Colgong (nearest town)10 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 Kharikhan?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Kharikhan; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary school5–10 km · Oriap
- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Kahalgaon
- ○Degree college10+ km · Kahalgaon
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bhagalpur
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 12 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.

## Homes and amenities in Kharikhan

Of every 100 households in Kharikhan in 2011, 73 had electricity, 27 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 8 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Kharikhan · ■ Colgong rural average

Electricity for lighting ****73%**

**32%

Toilet within the home ****27%**

**21%

No toilet (open defecation) ****73%**

**78%

Tap water ****0%**

**9%

Drinking water within premises ****27%**

**44%

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

**4%

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

**84%

Use banking services ****46%**

**42%

Television ****6%**

**17%

Mobile phone ****8%**

**49%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**7%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****50%**

**31%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Kharikhan?

■ Kharikhan · ■ Colgong rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****61.0%**

**58.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****829**

**872

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1038**

**947

Working population ****27.8%**

**30.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 67.7% for men and 52.3% for women. 51% of men and 0% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 57 (41%) · **■** Other work 8 (6%) · **■** Marginal 75 (54%)

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 Colgong

- Jahanatikar563 people
- Salandra551 people
- Gopalpur534 people
- Madhepura512 people
- Bhuska500 people
- Sultanabad494 people
- Rohar468 people
- Bhalua Sujan454 people

[All 209 villages in Colgong](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/bhagalpur/colgong/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Kharikhan from Bhagalpur?40 km by road
- What is the population of Kharikhan?503 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kharikhan in?Bhagalpur district (Colgong sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Kharikhan?61.0% (Census 2011)