# Kharua Village, Barsoi, Katihar (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Barsoi, Katihar 

# Kharua

Kharua is a village in Barsoi sub-district of Katihar district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **588 people in 122 households**, the 164th largest of 218 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 60.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 43.7%.

- 588people (2011)
- 122households
- 60.4%literacy
- 1,108females per 1,000 males

## Kharua PIN code and other codes

Kharua falls in Barsoi sub-district, Katihar district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatBaltar
- Community development blockBarsoi
- Census village code224888

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

## How far is Kharua from nearby towns?

- Barsoi (sub-district HQ)6 km by road
- Katihar (district HQ)59 km by road
- Katihar (nearest town)59 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 Kharua?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Barsoi
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Barsoi
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Katihar
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes

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 Kharua known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 93% of the 68 hectares of village land is sown, and 50 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 Kharua

Of every 100 households in Kharua in 2011, 9 had electricity, 13 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 51 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Kharua · ■ Barsoi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****9%**

**1%

Toilet within the home ****13%**

**13%

No toilet (open defecation) ****87%**

**86%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****77%**

**41%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%**

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%**

**98%

Use banking services ****32%**

**15%

Television ****8%**

**3%

Mobile phone ****51%**

**27%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**4%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

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

**40%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Kharua?

■ Kharua · ■ Barsoi rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****60.4%**

**43.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1108**

**920

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1730**

**960

Working population ****35.9%**

**32.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 72.7% for men and 48.2% for women. 53% of men and 21% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 39 (18%) · **■** Farm labourers 152 (72%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 18 (9%) · **■** Marginal 1 (0%)

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 Barsoi

- Sanjhia652 people
- Pichra638 people
- Karimganj619 people
- Lalpur618 people
- Madhaipur Gachh577 people
- Bishunpur564 people
- Sadian563 people
- Wankar560 people

[All 231 villages in Barsoi](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/katihar/barsoi/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Kharua from Katihar?59 km by road
- What is the population of Kharua?588 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kharua in?Katihar district (Barsoi sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Kharua?60.4% (Census 2011)