# Kanharpur Village, Sandesh, Bhojpur (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Sandesh, Bhojpur 

# Kanharpur

Kanharpur is a village in Sandesh sub-district of Bhojpur district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,319 people in 209 households**, the 32nd largest of 47 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 76.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 66.7%.

- 1,319people (2011)
- 209households
- 76.2%literacy
- 809females per 1,000 males

## Kanharpur PIN code and other codes

Kanharpur falls in Sandesh sub-district, Bhojpur district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatAhpura
- Community development blockSandesh
- Census village code246986

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

## How far is Kanharpur from nearby towns?

- Sandesh (sub-district HQ)3 km by road
- Arrah (district HQ)32 km by road
- Arrah (nearest town)32 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 Kanharpur?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Kanharpur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Sandesh
- ○Degree college10+ km · Arrah
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Arrah
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water and hand pumps

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 Kanharpur known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 92% of the 53 hectares of village land is sown, and 17 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 Kanharpur

Of every 100 households in Kanharpur in 2011, 0 had electricity, 26 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 72 had a mobile phone, 14 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Kanharpur · ■ Sandesh rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**3%

Toilet within the home ****26%**

**22%

No toilet (open defecation) ****74%**

**77%

Tap water ****0%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****65%**

**67%

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

**5%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%**

**90%

Use banking services ****99%**

**70%

Television ****13%**

**18%

Mobile phone ****72%**

**59%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****14%**

**11%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****11%**

**22%

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 Kanharpur?

■ Kanharpur · ■ Sandesh rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****76.2%**

**66.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****809**

**912

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****655**

**914

Working population ****26.5%**

**31.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 84.0% for men and 66.8% for women. 42% of men and 7% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 68 (19%) · **■** Farm labourers 105 (30%) · **■** Other work 67 (19%) · **■** Marginal 109 (31%)

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 Sandesh

- Bartiar1,788 people
- Surungapur1,756 people
- Partappur1,552 people
- Ahiman Chak1,457 people
- Bardiha1,283 people
- Jansara1,018 people
- Bara997 people
- Kosdihra766 people

[All 54 villages in Sandesh](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/bhojpur/sandesh/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Kanharpur from Arrah?32 km by road
- What is the population of Kanharpur?1,319 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kanharpur in?Bhojpur district (Sandesh sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Kanharpur?76.2% (Census 2011)