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

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Village · Sonhaula, Bhagalpur 

# Karharia

Karharia is a village in Sonhaula sub-district of Bhagalpur district, Bihar, PIN code **813205**. The 2011 Census counted **2,059 people in 383 households**, the 26th largest of 137 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 56.5%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 54.9%.

- 2,059people (2011)
- 383households
- 56.5%literacy
- 813205PIN code

## Karharia PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Karharia is 813205.** Karharia falls in Sonhaula sub-district, Bhagalpur district, Bihar.

- PIN code813205
- Gram panchayatSanhoula
- Community development blockSonhaula
- Census village code240257

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?

- Sonhaula (sub-district HQ)3 km by road
- Bhagalpur (district HQ)40 km by road
- Bhagalpur (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?

12 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
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Bhagalpur
- ○Degree college10+ km · Bhagalpur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bhagalpur
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 10 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 87% of the 127 hectares of village land is sown, and 81 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, 32 had electricity, 10 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 36 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Karharia · ■ Sonhaula rural average

Electricity for lighting ****32%**

**26%

Toilet within the home ****10%**

**14%

No toilet (open defecation) ****88%**

**84%

Tap water ****0%**

**5%

Drinking water within premises ****21%**

**24%

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

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****95%**

**85%

Use banking services ****45%**

**44%

Television ****7%**

**11%

Mobile phone ****36%**

**53%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**5%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****25%**

**31%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Karharia?

■ Karharia · ■ Sonhaula rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****56.5%**

**54.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****978**

**900

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****882**

**944

Working population ****33.7%**

**40.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 66.7% for men and 46.5% for women. 40% of men and 27% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 61 (9%) · **■** Farm labourers 214 (31%) · **■** Household industry 6 (1%) · **■** Other work 26 (4%) · **■** Marginal 386 (56%)

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 Sonhaula

- Pothia2,234 people
- Barki Naki2,190 people
- Nathuchak2,140 people
- Sahupara2,064 people
- Hamzachak2,003 people
- Seori1,977 people
- Palwa1,931 people
- Mahiawan1,930 people

[All 177 villages in Sonhaula](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/bhagalpur/sonhaula/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Karharia?813205
- How far is Karharia from Bhagalpur?40 km by road
- What is the population of Karharia?2,059 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Karharia in?Bhagalpur district (Sonhaula sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Karharia?56.5% (Census 2011)