# Kharaua Village, Jhanjharpur, Madhubani (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Jhanjharpur, Madhubani 

# Kharaua

Kharaua is a village in Jhanjharpur sub-district of Madhubani district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **2,198 people in 454 households**, the 26th largest of 58 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 59.9%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 60.2%.

- 2,198people (2011)
- 454households
- 59.9%literacy
- 913females per 1,000 males

## Kharaua PIN code and other codes

Kharaua falls in Jhanjharpur sub-district, Madhubani district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatKharaua
- Community development blockJhanjharpur
- Census village code220732

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

## How far is Kharaua from nearby towns?

- Jhanjharpur (sub-district HQ)12 km by road
- Madhubani (district HQ)42 km by road
- Jhanjharpur (nearest town)12 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 Kharaua?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Kharaua; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Raiam
- ○Degree college10+ km · Jhanjharpur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Ghoghardiha
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)5 h summer · 5 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 Kharaua known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 66% of the 221 hectares of village land is sown, and 45 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 Kharaua

Of every 100 households in Kharaua in 2011, 35 had electricity, 29 a toilet at home and 9 cooked with LPG; 64 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Kharaua · ■ Jhanjharpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****35%**

**12%

Toilet within the home ****29%**

**16%

No toilet (open defecation) ****71%**

**83%

Tap water ****0%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****46%**

**40%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****9%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****91%**

**93%

Use banking services ****51%**

**43%

Television ****17%**

**9%

Mobile phone ****64%**

**51%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****12%**

**6%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**1%

None of these assets ****22%**

**27%

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 Kharaua?

■ Kharaua · ■ Jhanjharpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****59.9%**

**60.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****913**

**938

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1040**

**956

Working population ****28.8%**

**36.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 69.8% for men and 48.8% for women. 47% of men and 9% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 111 (18%) · **■** Farm labourers 317 (50%) · **■** Household industry 3 (0%) · **■** Other work 70 (11%) · **■** Marginal 133 (21%)

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 Jhanjharpur

- Mahespura2,371 people
- Chora Mahrail2,355 people
- jhaua2,270 people
- Walipur2,199 people
- Mohanpur2,188 people
- Bistaul2,137 people
- Khaira2,091 people
- Majhaura2,054 people

[All 67 villages in Jhanjharpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/madhubani/jhanjharpur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Kharaua from Madhubani?42 km by road
- What is the population of Kharaua?2,198 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kharaua in?Madhubani district (Jhanjharpur sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Kharaua?59.9% (Census 2011)