# Karharia Village, Goradih, Bhagalpur (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Goradih, Bhagalpur 

# Karharia

Karharia is a village in Goradih sub-district of Bhagalpur district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,123 people in 215 households**, the 40th largest of 84 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 67.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 56.4%.

- 1,123people (2011)
- 215households
- 67.9%literacy
- 850females per 1,000 males

## Karharia PIN code and other codes

Karharia falls in Goradih sub-district, Bhagalpur district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatNadiyama
- Community development blockGoradih
- Census village code240016

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?

- Goradih (sub-district HQ)15 km by road
- Bhagalpur (district HQ)30 km by road
- Bhagalpur (nearest town)30 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?

9 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
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1
- ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Bhagalpur
- ○Degree college10+ km · Bhagalpur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bhagalpur
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 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**. About 95% of the 110 hectares of village land is sown, and 82 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, 16 had electricity, 14 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 57 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Karharia · ■ Goradih rural average

Electricity for lighting ****16%**

**14%

Toilet within the home ****14%**

**14%

No toilet (open defecation) ****86%**

**85%

Tap water ****0%**

**5%

Drinking water within premises ****42%**

**22%

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

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****85%**

**94%

Use banking services ****32%**

**37%

Television ****16%**

**9%

Mobile phone ****57%**

**41%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**5%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****19%**

**37%

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 · ■ Goradih rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****67.9%**

**56.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****850**

**882

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****989**

**945

Working population ****28.4%**

**34.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 76.0% for men and 58.1% for women. 46% of men and 8% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 57 (18%) · **■** Farm labourers 71 (22%) · **■** Other work 20 (6%) · **■** Marginal 171 (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 Goradih

- Siargarh1,269 people
- Kharwa1,200 people
- Muktapur1,192 people
- Chammachak1,133 people
- Sarath1,097 people
- Satjori1,086 people
- Bhaigaon1,077 people
- Bangdiha1,033 people

[All 120 villages in Goradih](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/bhagalpur/goradih/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Karharia from Bhagalpur?30 km by road
- What is the population of Karharia?1,123 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Karharia in?Bhagalpur district (Goradih sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Karharia?67.9% (Census 2011)