Village · Thakurganj, Kishanganj # Kharudah Kharudah is a village in Thakurganj sub-district of Kishanganj district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted 935 people in 171 households, the 71st largest of 119 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 50.7%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 49.8%. - 935 people (2011) - 171 households - 50.7% literacy - 977 females per 1,000 males ## Kharudah PIN code and other codes Kharudah falls in Thakurganj sub-district, Kishanganj district, Bihar. - Gram panchayat Kharudah - Community development block Thakurganj - Census village code 222438 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Kharudah from nearby towns? - Thakurganj (sub-district HQ) 26 km by road - Kishanganj (district HQ) 23 km by road - Thakurganj (nearest town) 26 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Kharudah? 10 services counted by the Census are inside Kharudah; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Primary health centre In village · 1 · 1 doctors - ● Health sub-centre In village · 1 · 1 doctors - ● Maternity & child welfare centre In village · 1 · 1 doctors - ● TB clinic In village · 1 · 1 doctors - ● Family welfare centre In village · 1 · 1 doctors - ● Post office In village - ● Agricultural credit society In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Primary school under 5 km · Kukurbaghi - ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Thakurganj - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Kanakpur - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Kishanganj - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Dispensary 5–10 km - ○ Public bus service 10+ km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 10+ km - ○ Commercial bank 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 Kharudah known for? The main crops are paddy. About 75% of the 25 hectares of village land is sown, and 9 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Kharudah Of every 100 households in Kharudah in 2011, 0 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 37 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Kharudah · ■ Thakurganj rural average - Electricity for lighting 0% 13% - Toilet within the home 0% 7% - No toilet (open defecation) 100% 92% - Tap water 0% 1% - Drinking water within premises 9% 52% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 1% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 99% 97% - Use banking services 5% 16% - Television 4% 9% - Mobile phone 37% 31% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 2% 5% - Car / jeep / van 0% 0% - None of these assets 46% 34% - Own their home 99% 98% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Kharudah? ■ Kharudah · ■ Thakurganj rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 50.7% 49.8% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 977 945 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 879 977 - Working population 27.7% 34.9% ### Women and men Literacy is 62.3% for men and 39.0% for women. 51% of men and 4% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 38 (15%) · ■ Farm labourers 99 (38%) · ■ Household industry 1 (0%) · ■ Other work 1 (0%) · ■ Marginal 120 (46%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Thakurganj - Hazarigachh 1,135 people - Chhatar Katharo 1,129 people - Barchaundi 1,037 people - Jiapokhar 953 people - Pabna 903 people - Kuri Muni 889 people - Karua Mari 813 people - Bhota Thana 791 people All 133 villages in Thakurganj ## Quick answers - How far is Kharudah from Kishanganj? 23 km by road - What is the population of Kharudah? 935 (Census 2011) - Which district is Kharudah in? Kishanganj district (Thakurganj sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Kharudah? 50.7% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/kishanganj/thakurganj/kharudah-222438/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.