# Kharsota Village, Azamnagar, Katihar (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Azamnagar, Katihar 

# Kharsota

Kharsota is a village in Azamnagar sub-district of Katihar district, Bihar, PIN code **855113**. The 2011 Census counted **3,262 people in 722 households**, the 23rd largest of 214 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 38.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 47.6%.

- 3,262people (2011)
- 722households
- 38.1%literacy
- 855113PIN code

## Kharsota PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Kharsota is 855113.** Kharsota falls in Azamnagar sub-district, Katihar district, Bihar.

- PIN code855113
- Gram panchayatKharsota
- Community development blockAzamnagar
- Census village code225284

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

## How far is Kharsota from nearby towns?

- Azamnagar (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Katihar (district HQ)35 km by road
- Katihar (nearest town)35 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 Kharsota?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Cooperative bankIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Salmari
- ○Degree college10+ km · Salmara
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Jahangirpur
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway stationunder 5 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds

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 Kharsota known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 81% of the 51 hectares of village land is sown, and 21 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 Kharsota

Of every 100 households in Kharsota in 2011, 0 had electricity, 8 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 32 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Kharsota · ■ Azamnagar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**1%

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

**14%

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

**85%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****60%**

**46%

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

**1%

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

**98%

Use banking services ****9%**

**22%

Television ****0%**

**3%

Mobile phone ****32%**

**34%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**4%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****32%**

**33%

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 Kharsota?

■ Kharsota · ■ Azamnagar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****38.1%**

**47.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****954**

**920

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1008**

**964

Working population ****40.4%**

**32.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 49.8% for men and 25.6% for women. 45% of men and 36% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 183 (14%) · **■** Farm labourers 689 (52%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 14 (1%) · **■** Marginal 429 (33%)

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 Azamnagar

- Mukuria3,493 people
- Purla Arazi3,369 people
- Fatehpur3,313 people
- Malikpur3,286 people
- Maheshpur3,192 people
- Dahania3,164 people
- Sahajana3,151 people
- Rohia3,045 people

[All 234 villages in Azamnagar](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/katihar/azamnagar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Kharsota?855113
- How far is Kharsota from Katihar?35 km by road
- What is the population of Kharsota?3,262 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kharsota in?Katihar district (Azamnagar sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Kharsota?38.1% (Census 2011)