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

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Village · Jhanjharpur, Madhubani 

# kharrak

kharrak is a village in Jhanjharpur sub-district of Madhubani district, Bihar, PIN code **847404**. The 2011 Census counted **5,694 people in 1,290 households**, the 9th largest of 58 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 65.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 60.2%.

- 5,694people (2011)
- 1,290households
- 65.8%literacy
- 847404PIN code

## kharrak PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of kharrak is 847404.** kharrak falls in Jhanjharpur sub-district, Madhubani district, Bihar.

- PIN code847404
- Gram panchayatKharrak
- Community development blockJhanjharpur
- Census village code220674

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

## How far is kharrak from nearby towns?

- Jhanjharpur (sub-district HQ)12 km by road
- Madhubani (district HQ)32 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 kharrak?

15 services counted by the Census are inside kharrak; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt · 2 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Raim
- ○Degree college10+ km · Jhanjharpur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Madhubani
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)2 h summer · 2 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 kharrak known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 74% of the 195 hectares of village land is sown, and 70 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 kharrak

Of every 100 households in kharrak in 2011, 38 had electricity, 26 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 54 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ kharrak · ■ Jhanjharpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****38%**

**12%

Toilet within the home ****26%**

**16%

No toilet (open defecation) ****72%**

**83%

Tap water ****32%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****56%**

**40%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****94%**

**93%

Use banking services ****56%**

**43%

Television ****24%**

**9%

Mobile phone ****54%**

**51%

Computer with internet ****3%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****9%**

**6%

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

**1%

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

**27%

Own their home ****96%**

**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 kharrak?

■ kharrak · ■ Jhanjharpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****65.8%**

**60.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****964**

**938

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****851**

**956

Working population ****35.9%**

**36.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 77.7% for men and 53.7% for women. 45% of men and 27% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 78 (4%) · **■** Farm labourers 398 (19%) · **■** Household industry 52 (3%) · **■** Other work 152 (7%) · **■** Marginal 1,366 (67%)

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

- Lohna7,060 people
- Chanauraganj6,295 people
- Lawani6,270 people
- Sukhet5,792 people
- Sarbsima5,285 people
- Simra5,163 people
- Godhanpur5,090 people
- Sirkharia4,271 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of kharrak?847404
- How far is kharrak from Madhubani?32 km by road
- What is the population of kharrak?5,694 (Census 2011)
- Which district is kharrak in?Madhubani district (Jhanjharpur sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of kharrak?65.8% (Census 2011)