# Harkhar Village, Khaira, Jamui (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Khaira, Jamui 

# Harkhar

Harkhar is a village in Khaira sub-district of Jamui district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **4,822 people in 836 households**, the 12th largest of 89 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 42.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 61.2%.

- 4,822people (2011)
- 836households
- 42.1%literacy
- 936females per 1,000 males

## Harkhar PIN code and other codes

Harkhar falls in Khaira sub-district, Jamui district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatHarkhar
- Community development blockKhaira
- Census village code259167

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

## How far is Harkhar from nearby towns?

- Khaira (sub-district HQ)16 km by road
- Jamui (district HQ)30 km by road
- Jamui (nearest town)30 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 Harkhar?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 8 govt · 2 private
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Jamui
- ○Degree college10+ km · Jamui
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bhagalpur
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes 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 Harkhar known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 6% of the 8,937 hectares of village land is sown, and 168 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 Harkhar

Of every 100 households in Harkhar in 2011, 1 had electricity, 5 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 17 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Harkhar · ■ Khaira rural average

Electricity for lighting ****1%**

**6%

Toilet within the home ****5%**

**12%

No toilet (open defecation) ****95%**

**88%

Tap water ****5%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****5%**

**21%

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

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**97%

Use banking services ****6%**

**41%

Television ****0%**

**8%

Mobile phone ****17%**

**51%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**6%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****67%**

**33%

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 Harkhar?

■ Harkhar · ■ Khaira rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****42.1%**

**61.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****936**

**914

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****974**

**953

Working population ****38.8%**

**39.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 49.5% for men and 34.2% for women. 46% of men and 31% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 546 (29%) · **■** Farm labourers 916 (49%) · **■** Household industry 18 (1%) · **■** Other work 77 (4%) · **■** Marginal 312 (17%)

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 Khaira

- Arnawan Bank6,782 people
- Jitjhingoi6,557 people
- Banpur5,836 people
- Dabil5,095 people
- Chuan4,657 people
- Mainijor4,308 people
- Sokho4,197 people
- Bela4,123 people

[All 96 villages in Khaira](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/jamui/khaira/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Harkhar from Jamui?30 km by road
- What is the population of Harkhar?4,822 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Harkhar in?Jamui district (Khaira sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Harkhar?42.1% (Census 2011)