# Kharrakasht Village, Terhagachh, Kishanganj (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Terhagachh, Kishanganj 

# Kharrakasht

Kharrakasht is a village in Terhagachh sub-district of Kishanganj district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,183 people in 233 households**, the 40th largest of 78 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 57.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 54.5%.

- 1,183people (2011)
- 233households
- 57.2%literacy
- 952females per 1,000 males

## Kharrakasht PIN code and other codes

Kharrakasht falls in Terhagachh sub-district, Kishanganj district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatChilhania
- Community development blockTerhagachh
- Census village code222271

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

## How far is Kharrakasht from nearby towns?

- Terhagachh (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Kishanganj (district HQ)45 km by road
- Bahadurganj (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 Kharrakasht?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Kharrakasht; 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
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Terhagachh
- ○Degree college10+ km · Kishanganj
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Kishanganj
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps

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 Kharrakasht known for?

The main crops are **paddy, raw jute and wheat**. About 55% of the 198 hectares of village land is sown, and 60 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 Kharrakasht

Of every 100 households in Kharrakasht in 2011, 0 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 41 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Kharrakasht · ■ Terhagachh rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**0%

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

**3%

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

**96%

Tap water ****2%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****16%**

**38%

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

**0%

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

**96%

Use banking services ****30%**

**14%

Television ****2%**

**2%

Mobile phone ****41%**

**44%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**5%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****19%**

**27%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Kharrakasht?

■ Kharrakasht · ■ Terhagachh rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****57.2%**

**54.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****952**

**939

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1144**

**973

Working population ****25.9%**

**30.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 65.3% for men and 48.4% for women. 48% of men and 3% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 144 (47%) · **■** Farm labourers 155 (51%) · **■** Other work 4 (1%) · **■** Marginal 3 (1%)

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 Terhagachh

- Deorikhas1,412 people
- Bhagjhunki1,399 people
- Bhelagurhi1,208 people
- Chichora1,198 people
- Kadleta1,166 people
- Hawakol Khurd1,129 people
- Asha1,019 people
- Benugarh1,007 people

[All 81 villages in Terhagachh](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/kishanganj/terhagachh/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Kharrakasht from Kishanganj?45 km by road
- What is the population of Kharrakasht?1,183 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kharrakasht in?Kishanganj district (Terhagachh sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Kharrakasht?57.2% (Census 2011)