# Kharaun Village, Shahpur, Bhojpur (Bihar) – PIN Code

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/bhojpur/shahpur/kharaun/

Village · Shahpur, Bhojpur 

# Kharaun

Kharaun is a village in Shahpur sub-district of Bhojpur district, Bihar, PIN code **802166**. The 2011 Census counted **3,139 people in 457 households**, the 21st largest of 86 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 64.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 70.0%.

- 3,139people (2011)
- 457households
- 64.6%literacy
- 802166PIN code

## Kharaun PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Kharaun is 802166.** Kharaun falls in Shahpur sub-district, Bhojpur district, Bihar.

- PIN code802166
- Gram panchayatDumariya
- Community development blockShahpur
- Census village code246646

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

## How far is Kharaun from nearby towns?

- Shahpur (sub-district HQ)15 km by road
- Arrah (district HQ)32 km by road
- Shahpur (nearest town)15 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 Kharaun?

15 services counted by the Census are inside Kharaun; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1
- ●TB clinicIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Degree college10+ km · Arrah
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Arrah
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water and hand pumps
- 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 Kharaun known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 92% of the 173 hectares of village land is sown, and 52 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 Kharaun

Of every 100 households in Kharaun in 2011, 5 had electricity, 21 a toilet at home and 16 cooked with LPG; 69 had a mobile phone, 20 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Kharaun · ■ Shahpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****5%**

**5%

Toilet within the home ****21%**

**17%

No toilet (open defecation) ****79%**

**82%

Tap water ****13%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****77%**

**74%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****16%**

**8%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****79%**

**90%

Use banking services ****21%**

**63%

Television ****30%**

**18%

Mobile phone ****69%**

**69%

Computer with internet ****4%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****20%**

**12%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****10%**

**15%

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 Kharaun?

■ Kharaun · ■ Shahpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****64.6%**

**70.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****969**

**894

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1071**

**909

Working population ****43.5%**

**31.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 76.3% for men and 52.3% for women. 54% of men and 33% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 26 (2%) · **■** Farm labourers 176 (13%) · **■** Household industry 199 (15%) · **■** Other work 306 (22%) · **■** Marginal 658 (48%)

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 Shahpur

- Khutaha3,303 people
- Dumariya3,265 people
- Lachatola Bersingha3,223 people
- Khagraha3,201 people
- Harkhi Pipra3,136 people
- Ramdatahi3,131 people
- Sonbarsa3,070 people
- Ramchandar Semaria2,854 people

[All 137 villages in Shahpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/bhojpur/shahpur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Kharaun?802166
- How far is Kharaun from Arrah?32 km by road
- What is the population of Kharaun?3,139 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kharaun in?Bhojpur district (Shahpur sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Kharaun?64.6% (Census 2011)