Village · Thakurganj, Kishanganj # Kharna Kharna is a village in Thakurganj sub-district of Kishanganj district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted 179 people in 35 households, the 111th largest of 119 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 89.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 49.8%. - 179 people (2011) - 35 households - 89.9% literacy - 772 females per 1,000 males ## Kharna PIN code and other codes Kharna falls in Thakurganj sub-district, Kishanganj district, Bihar. - Gram panchayat Pateshari - Community development block Thakurganj - Census village code 222408 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Kharna from nearby towns? - Thakurganj (sub-district HQ) 8 km by road - Kishanganj (district HQ) 43 km by road - Thakurganj (nearest town) 8 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Kharna? 4 services counted by the Census are inside Kharna; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Public bus service In village - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Primary school under 5 km · Kukurbaghi - ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Thakurganj - ○ Degree college 5–10 km · Kanakpur - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Kishanganj - ○ Primary health centre 10+ km - ○ Allopathic hospital 5–10 km - ○ Dispensary 10+ km - ○ Post office 5–10 km - ○ Railway station 5–10 km - ○ ATM 10+ km - ○ Commercial bank 5–10 km - ○ Ration (PDS) shop under 5 km - ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km - ○ Public library 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water hand pumps and canal / river Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Kharna known for? The main crops are paddy. About 85% of the 82 hectares of village land is sown, and 50 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Kharna Of every 100 households in Kharna in 2011, 51 had electricity, 26 a toilet at home and 6 cooked with LPG; 52 had a mobile phone, 14 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Kharna · ■ Thakurganj rural average - Electricity for lighting 51% 13% - Toilet within the home 26% 7% - No toilet (open defecation) 74% 92% - Tap water 0% 1% - Drinking water within premises 74% 52% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 6% 1% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 94% 97% - Use banking services 26% 16% - Television 23% 9% - Mobile phone 52% 31% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 14% 5% - Car / jeep / van 0% 0% - None of these assets 37% 34% - Own their home 100% 98% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Kharna? ■ Kharna · ■ Thakurganj rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 89.9% 49.8% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 772 945 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 1100 977 - Working population 42.5% 34.9% ### Women and men Literacy is 91.2% for men and 88.1% for women. 56% of men and 24% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Farm labourers 61 (80%) · ■ Other work 15 (20%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Thakurganj - Maujidinga 234 people - Bhaulmari 232 people - Latkukur Baghi 212 people - Harin Dubal 199 people - Hulhuli Milik Arazi 167 people - Bandar Jhula 139 people - Jiapokhar 137 people - Rajagaon 106 people All 133 villages in Thakurganj ## Quick answers - How far is Kharna from Kishanganj? 43 km by road - What is the population of Kharna? 179 (Census 2011) - Which district is Kharna in? Kishanganj district (Thakurganj sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Kharna? 89.9% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/kishanganj/thakurganj/kharna-222408/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.