# Kharhana Village, Itarhi, Buxar (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Itarhi, Buxar 

# Kharhana

Kharhana is a village in Itarhi sub-district of Buxar district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,415 people in 264 households**, the 40th largest of 133 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 68.8%.

- 1,415people (2011)
- 264households
- 72.3%literacy
- 889females per 1,000 males

## Kharhana PIN code and other codes

Kharhana falls in Itarhi sub-district, Buxar district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatBijhaura
- Community development blockItarhi
- Census village code248681

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

## How far is Kharhana from nearby towns?

- Itarhi (sub-district HQ)14 km by road
- Buxar (district HQ)24 km by road
- Buxar (nearest town)24 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 Kharhana?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Sigti
- ○Degree college10+ km · Sisaudha
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Buxar
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)5 h summer · 4 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 Kharhana known for?

The main crops are **paddy, wheat and oil seeds**. About 90% of the 128 hectares of village land is sown, and 89 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 Kharhana

Of every 100 households in Kharhana in 2011, 21 had electricity, 23 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 51 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Kharhana · ■ Itarhi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****21%**

**14%

Toilet within the home ****23%**

**16%

No toilet (open defecation) ****77%**

**82%

Tap water ****1%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****34%**

**70%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%**

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****94%**

**94%

Use banking services ****45%**

**55%

Television ****6%**

**15%

Mobile phone ****51%**

**62%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**9%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****26%**

**19%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Kharhana?

■ Kharhana · ■ Itarhi rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****72.3%**

**68.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****889**

**937

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****812**

**946

Working population ****34.6%**

**30.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 82.4% for men and 61.0% for women. 48% of men and 19% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 52 (11%) · **■** Farm labourers 342 (70%) · **■** Household industry 6 (1%) · **■** Other work 16 (3%) · **■** Marginal 73 (15%)

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 Itarhi

- Inglish1,518 people
- Kanpura1,495 people
- Basantpur1,470 people
- Dharampur1,434 people
- Jamuaon1,370 people
- Paharpur1,300 people
- Konch1,284 people
- Santh1,262 people

[All 167 villages in Itarhi](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/buxar/itarhi/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Kharhana from Buxar?24 km by road
- What is the population of Kharhana?1,415 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kharhana in?Buxar district (Itarhi sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Kharhana?72.3% (Census 2011)