# Charkhi Village, Korha, Katihar (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Korha, Katihar 

# Charkhi

Charkhi is a village in Korha sub-district of Katihar district, Bihar, PIN code **854108**. The 2011 Census counted **4,007 people in 753 households**, the 27th largest of 72 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 60.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 50.2%.

- 4,007people (2011)
- 753households
- 60.6%literacy
- 854108PIN code

## Charkhi PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Charkhi is 854108.** Charkhi falls in Korha sub-district, Katihar district, Bihar.

- PIN code854108
- Gram panchayatBhatwara
- Community development blockKorha
- Census village code224377

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

## How far is Charkhi from nearby towns?

- Korha (sub-district HQ)5 km by road
- Katihar (district HQ)18 km by road
- Katihar (nearest town)18 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 Charkhi?

11 services counted by the Census are inside Charkhi; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Korha
- ○Degree college10+ km · Katihar
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Katihar
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)4 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 Charkhi known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 90% of the 195 hectares of village land is sown, and 94 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 Charkhi

Of every 100 households in Charkhi in 2011, 13 had electricity, 14 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 49 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Charkhi · ■ Korha rural average

Electricity for lighting ****13%**

**10%

Toilet within the home ****14%**

**13%

No toilet (open defecation) ****86%**

**86%

Tap water ****1%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****36%**

**47%

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

**2%

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

**97%

Use banking services ****26%**

**32%

Television ****3%**

**9%

Mobile phone ****49%**

**35%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**6%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****26%**

**34%

Own their home ****96%**

**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 Charkhi?

■ Charkhi · ■ Korha rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****60.6%**

**50.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****912**

**932

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1026**

**979

Working population ****27.1%**

**33.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 63.8% for men and 57.1% for women. 45% of men and 7% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 244 (22%) · **■** Farm labourers 567 (52%) · **■** Other work 112 (10%) · **■** Marginal 163 (15%)

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 Korha

- Bargaon4,358 people
- Basgara4,162 people
- Sadalpur Kalan4,128 people
- Mirzapur4,064 people
- Bhatwara3,761 people
- Chandwa3,683 people
- Chanpi3,513 people
- Mahinathpur3,479 people

[All 84 villages in Korha](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/katihar/korha/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Charkhi?854108
- How far is Charkhi from Katihar?18 km by road
- What is the population of Charkhi?4,007 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Charkhi in?Katihar district (Korha sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Charkhi?60.6% (Census 2011)