# Kharanwan Village, Halsi, Lakhisarai (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Halsi, Lakhisarai 

# Kharanwan

Kharanwan is a village in Halsi sub-district of Lakhisarai district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,229 people in 229 households**, the 36th largest of 55 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 70.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 59.4%.

- 1,229people (2011)
- 229households
- 70.2%literacy
- 926females per 1,000 males

## Kharanwan PIN code and other codes

Kharanwan falls in Halsi sub-district, Lakhisarai district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatGerua Pursanda
- Community development blockHalsi
- Census village code243792

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

## How far is Kharanwan from nearby towns?

- Halsi (sub-district HQ)14 km by road
- Lakhisarai (district HQ)36 km by road
- Lakhisarai (nearest town)36 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 Kharanwan?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Halsi
- ○Degree college10+ km · Lakhisarai
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Lakhisarai
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)3 h summer · 4 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 Kharanwan known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 88% of the 193 hectares of village land is sown, and 170 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 Kharanwan

Of every 100 households in Kharanwan in 2011, 5 had electricity, 24 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 35 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Kharanwan · ■ Halsi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****5%**

**5%

Toilet within the home ****24%**

**18%

No toilet (open defecation) ****76%**

**81%

Tap water ****8%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****55%**

**39%

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

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**98%

Use banking services ****42%**

**35%

Television ****2%**

**7%

Mobile phone ****35%**

**53%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****9%**

**6%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**2%

None of these assets ****58%**

**36%

Own their home ****97%**

**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 Kharanwan?

■ Kharanwan · ■ Halsi rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****70.2%**

**59.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****926**

**929

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****784**

**939

Working population ****31.5%**

**37.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 78.2% for men and 61.9% for women. 44% of men and 18% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 146 (38%) · **■** Farm labourers 188 (49%) · **■** Household industry 4 (1%) · **■** Other work 40 (10%) · **■** Marginal 9 (2%)

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 Halsi

- Shekhpurwa1,433 people
- Konag1,293 people
- Lahuara1,273 people
- Lalpur1,257 people
- Chauri1,200 people
- Bamuara1,146 people
- Kaniari1,146 people
- Manpur1,126 people

[All 61 villages in Halsi](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/lakhisarai/halsi/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Kharanwan from Lakhisarai?36 km by road
- What is the population of Kharanwan?1,229 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kharanwan in?Lakhisarai district (Halsi sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Kharanwan?70.2% (Census 2011)