# Kharanti Village, Dobhi, Gaya (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Dobhi, Gaya 

# Kharanti

Kharanti is a village in Dobhi sub-district of Gaya district, Bihar, PIN code **824201**. The 2011 Census counted **3,042 people in 483 households**, the 9th largest of 118 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 51.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 53.9%.

- 3,042people (2011)
- 483households
- 51.3%literacy
- 824201PIN code

## Kharanti PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Kharanti is 824201.** Kharanti falls in Dobhi sub-district, Gaya district, Bihar.

- PIN code824201
- Gram panchayatKharanti
- Community development blockDobhi
- Census village code256396

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

## How far is Kharanti from nearby towns?

- Dobhi (sub-district HQ)12 km by road
- Gaya (district HQ)42 km by road
- Sherghati (nearest town)23 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 Kharanti?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Kharanti; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Amarut
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Amarut
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gaya
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)2 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 Kharanti known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 61% of the 337 hectares of village land is sown, and 207 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 Kharanti

Of every 100 households in Kharanti in 2011, 21 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 46 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Kharanti · ■ Dobhi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****21%**

**8%

Toilet within the home ****2%**

**12%

No toilet (open defecation) ****98%**

**87%

Tap water ****1%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****14%**

**27%

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

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**95%

Use banking services ****37%**

**50%

Television ****5%**

**7%

Mobile phone ****46%**

**49%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**5%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**2%

None of these assets ****30%**

**33%

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 Kharanti?

■ Kharanti · ■ Dobhi rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****51.3%**

**53.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1015**

**964

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1027**

**992

Working population ****51.1%**

**42.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 63.8% for men and 39.0% for women. 52% of men and 50% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 1,014 (65%) · **■** Farm labourers 246 (16%) · **■** Household industry 43 (3%) · **■** Other work 16 (1%) · **■** Marginal 235 (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 Dobhi

- Angra5,069 people
- Ghoraghat3,925 people
- Kesapi3,920 people
- Kurmawan3,852 people
- Babhandewa3,016 people
- Nigri2,992 people
- Hardawan2,984 people
- Nadarpur2,862 people

[All 130 villages in Dobhi](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/gaya/dobhi/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Kharanti?824201
- How far is Kharanti from Gaya?42 km by road
- What is the population of Kharanti?3,042 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kharanti in?Gaya district (Dobhi sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Kharanti?51.3% (Census 2011)