# Harkha Village, Hasanganj, Katihar (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Hasanganj, Katihar 

# Harkha

Harkha is a village in Hasanganj sub-district of Katihar district, Bihar, PIN code **854337**. The 2011 Census counted **755 people in 153 households**, the 21st largest of 39 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 35.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 55.2%.

- 755people (2011)
- 153households
- 35.5%literacy
- 854337PIN code

## Harkha PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Harkha is 854337.** Harkha falls in Hasanganj sub-district, Katihar district, Bihar.

- PIN code854337
- Gram panchayatKalsar
- Community development blockHasanganj
- Census village code224417

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

## How far is Harkha from nearby towns?

- Hasanganj (sub-district HQ)5 km by road
- Katihar (district HQ)19 km by road
- Katihar (nearest town)19 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 Harkha?

4 services counted by the Census are inside Harkha; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Katihar
- ○Degree college10+ km · Katihar
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Katihar
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ 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 Harkha known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 80% of the 76 hectares of village land is sown, and 25 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 Harkha

Of every 100 households in Harkha in 2011, 0 had electricity, 9 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 19 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Harkha · ■ Hasanganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**6%

Toilet within the home ****9%**

**7%

No toilet (open defecation) ****91%**

**92%

Tap water ****0%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****86%**

**54%

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

**1%

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

**97%

Use banking services ****64%**

**26%

Television ****0%**

**7%

Mobile phone ****19%**

**33%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**5%

Car / jeep / van ****4%**

**1%

None of these assets ****60%**

**33%

Own their home ****97%**

**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 Harkha?

■ Harkha · ■ Hasanganj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****35.5%**

**55.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****850**

**928

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****763**

**941

Working population ****48.7%**

**36.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 41.0% for men and 29.3% for women. 50% of men and 48% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 9 (2%) · **■** Farm labourers 101 (27%) · **■** Household industry 6 (2%) · **■** Other work 207 (56%) · **■** Marginal 45 (12%)

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 Hasanganj

- Parayagdah1,042 people
- Pokharia928 people
- Kajari818 people
- Sapni758 people
- Betauna744 people
- Pharahi736 people
- Bharsa733 people
- Mahnaur721 people

[All 41 villages in Hasanganj](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/katihar/hasanganj/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Harkha?854337
- How far is Harkha from Katihar?19 km by road
- What is the population of Harkha?755 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Harkha in?Katihar district (Hasanganj sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Harkha?35.5% (Census 2011)