# Kharkhari Village, Pothia, Kishanganj (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Pothia, Kishanganj 

# Kharkhari

Kharkhari is a village in Pothia sub-district of Kishanganj district, Bihar, PIN code **855107**. The 2011 Census counted **44 people in 11 households**, the 141st largest of 141 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 28.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 51.3%.

- 44people (2011)
- 11households
- 28.1%literacy
- 855107PIN code

## Kharkhari PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Kharkhari is 855107.** Kharkhari falls in Pothia sub-district, Kishanganj district, Bihar.

- PIN code855107
- Gram panchayatRaipur
- Community development blockPothia
- Census village code222616

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

## How far is Kharkhari from nearby towns?

- Pothia (sub-district HQ)19 km by road
- Kishanganj (district HQ)20 km by road
- Kishanganj (nearest town)20 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 Kharkhari?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Pothia
- ○Degree college10+ km · Kishanganj
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Kishanganj
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)8 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 Kharkhari known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 56% of the 66 hectares of village land is sown, and 15 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 Kharkhari

Of every 100 households in Kharkhari in 2011, 8 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 17 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Kharkhari · ■ Pothia rural average

Electricity for lighting ****8%**

**20%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**7%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**92%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**42%

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

**0%

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

**95%

Use banking services ****8%**

**20%

Television ****0%**

**8%

Mobile phone ****17%**

**29%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**4%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****0%**

**35%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Kharkhari?

■ Kharkhari · ■ Pothia rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****28.1%**

**51.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1200**

**933

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****3000**

**958

Working population ****29.5%**

**32.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 35.3% for men and 20.0% for women. 60% of men and 4% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**

**■** Farm labourers 13 (100%)

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 Pothia

- Debiganj129 people
- Jogihara123 people
- Bhatkhunda93 people
- Kalupathaurf Koimari77 people

[All 149 villages in Pothia](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/kishanganj/pothia/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Kharkhari?855107
- How far is Kharkhari from Kishanganj?20 km by road
- What is the population of Kharkhari?44 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kharkhari in?Kishanganj district (Pothia sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Kharkhari?28.1% (Census 2011)