# Kharhana Village, Rajpur, Buxar (Bihar) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/buxar/rajpur/kharhana/ Village · Rajpur, Buxar # Kharhana Kharhana is a village in Rajpur sub-district of Buxar district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **2,658 people in 434 households**, the 19th largest of 176 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 64.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 70.1%. - 2,658people (2011) - 434households - 64.1%literacy - 939females per 1,000 males ## Kharhana PIN code and other codes Kharhana falls in Rajpur sub-district, Buxar district, Bihar. - Gram panchayatKharhana - Community development blockRajpur - Census village code248581 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? - Rajpur (sub-district HQ)18 km by road - Buxar (district HQ)28 km by road - Buxar (nearest town)28 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? 13 services counted by the Census are inside Kharhana; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Sisaudha - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Buxar - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Public bus service5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)4 h summer · 5 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**. About 93% of the 265 hectares of village land is sown, and 245 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, 8 had electricity, 10 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 28 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Kharhana · ■ Rajpur rural average Electricity for lighting ****8%** **7% Toilet within the home ****10%** **18% No toilet (open defecation) ****71%** **80% Tap water ****30%** **3% Drinking water within premises ****54%** **71% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%** **2% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****94%** **93% Use banking services ****48%** **47% Television ****7%** **10% Mobile phone ****28%** **59% Computer with internet ****2%** **1% Two-wheeler ****7%** **9% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **2% None of these assets ****32%** **23% Own their home ****84%** **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 Kharhana? ■ Kharhana · ■ Rajpur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****64.1%** **70.1% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****939** **925 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****957** **953 Working population ****46.0%** **33.0% ### Women and men Literacy is 75.9% for men and 51.4% for women. 54% of men and 37% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 179 (15%) · **■** Farm labourers 364 (30%) · **■** Household industry 8 (1%) · **■** Other work 70 (6%) · **■** Marginal 602 (49%) 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 Rajpur - Nagpur3,020 people - Harpur2,799 people - Sisrarh2,721 people - Amarpur2,663 people - Sagrawan2,642 people - Rasen Kalan2,509 people - Samahuta2,439 people - Dulpha2,393 people [All 236 villages in Rajpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/buxar/rajpur/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Kharhana from Buxar?28 km by road - What is the population of Kharhana?2,658 (Census 2011) - Which district is Kharhana in?Buxar district (Rajpur sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Kharhana?64.1% (Census 2011)