# Kharhua Village, Gidhaur, Jamui (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Gidhaur, Jamui 

# Kharhua

Kharhua is a village in Gidhaur sub-district of Jamui district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **911 people in 163 households**, the 18th largest of 20 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 61.9%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 63.5%.

- 911people (2011)
- 163households
- 61.9%literacy
- 938females per 1,000 males

## Kharhua PIN code and other codes

Kharhua falls in Gidhaur sub-district, Jamui district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatKolhua
- Community development blockGidhaur
- Census village code259071

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

## How far is Kharhua from nearby towns?

- Gidhaur (sub-district HQ)9 km by road
- Jamui (district HQ)29 km by road
- Jamui (nearest town)29 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 Kharhua?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Kharhua; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn 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 · Patasanda
- ○Degree college10+ km · Jamui
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bhagalpur
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)3 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 Kharhua known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 69% of the 72 hectares of village land is sown, and 30 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 Kharhua

Of every 100 households in Kharhua in 2011, 0 had electricity, 8 a toilet at home and 5 cooked with LPG; 57 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 7 a car.

■ Kharhua · ■ Gidhaur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**11%

Toilet within the home ****8%**

**13%

No toilet (open defecation) ****92%**

**86%

Tap water ****1%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****16%**

**22%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****5%**

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****87%**

**92%

Use banking services ****62%**

**48%

Television ****6%**

**9%

Mobile phone ****57%**

**51%

Computer with internet ****7%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**6%

Car / jeep / van ****7%**

**4%

None of these assets ****19%**

**34%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Kharhua?

■ Kharhua · ■ Gidhaur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****61.9%**

**63.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****938**

**905

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****883**

**956

Working population ****40.5%**

**41.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 75.0% for men and 48.0% for women. 49% of men and 32% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 109 (30%) · **■** Farm labourers 42 (11%) · **■** Household industry 75 (20%) · **■** Other work 65 (18%) · **■** Marginal 78 (21%)

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 Gidhaur

- Kumardih1,471 people
- Nayagaon1,268 people
- Sansarpur1,060 people
- Banjhulia939 people
- Simaria617 people
- Chhatarpur324 people

[All 20 villages in Gidhaur](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/jamui/gidhaur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Kharhua from Jamui?29 km by road
- What is the population of Kharhua?911 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kharhua in?Jamui district (Gidhaur sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Kharhua?61.9% (Census 2011)