# Kharsel Village, Bahadurganj, Kishanganj (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Bahadurganj, Kishanganj 

# Kharsel

Kharsel is a village in Bahadurganj sub-district of Kishanganj district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,018 people in 209 households**, the 65th largest of 103 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 67.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 57.5%.

- 1,018people (2011)
- 209households
- 67.1%literacy
- 1,069females per 1,000 males

## Kharsel PIN code and other codes

Kharsel falls in Bahadurganj sub-district, Kishanganj district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatMohammad Nagar
- Community development blockBahadurganj
- Census village code222658

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

## How far is Kharsel from nearby towns?

- Bahadurganj (sub-district HQ)25 km by road
- Kishanganj (district HQ)40 km by road
- Bahadurganj (nearest town)25 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 Kharsel?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Kharsel; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●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 · Bahadurganj
- ○Degree college10+ km · Kishanganj
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Kishanganj
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)4 h summer · 8 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 Kharsel known for?

The main crops are **paddy and wheat**. Products made here include jute rope. About 54% of the 243 hectares of village land is sown, and 7 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 Kharsel

Of every 100 households in Kharsel in 2011, 28 had electricity, 8 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 28 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Kharsel · ■ Bahadurganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****28%**

**12%

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

**5%

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

**94%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****18%**

**28%

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

**0%

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

**94%

Use banking services ****8%**

**17%

Television ****3%**

**4%

Mobile phone ****28%**

**42%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**6%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****42%**

**31%

Own their home ****96%**

**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 Kharsel?

■ Kharsel · ■ Bahadurganj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****67.1%**

**57.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1069**

**1026

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****917**

**983

Working population ****23.8%**

**29.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 77.2% for men and 58.2% for women. 46% of men and 3% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 47 (19%) · **■** Farm labourers 168 (69%) · **■** Other work 19 (8%) · **■** Marginal 8 (3%)

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 Bahadurganj

- Dahgaon1,196 people
- Bhupla1,183 people
- Bishunpur1,181 people
- Kumhartoli1,126 people
- Basbari995 people
- Belbari968 people
- Tangtangia944 people
- Tegharia944 people

[All 105 villages in Bahadurganj](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/kishanganj/bahadurganj/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Kharsel from Kishanganj?40 km by road
- What is the population of Kharsel?1,018 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kharsel in?Kishanganj district (Bahadurganj sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Kharsel?67.1% (Census 2011)