# Karharwa Village, Laukahi, Madhubani (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Laukahi, Madhubani 

# Karharwa

Karharwa is a village in Laukahi sub-district of Madhubani district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,732 people in 302 households**, the 39th largest of 64 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 48.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 55.1%.

- 1,732people (2011)
- 302households
- 48.5%literacy
- 948females per 1,000 males

## Karharwa PIN code and other codes

Karharwa falls in Laukahi sub-district, Madhubani district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatKarharwa
- Community development blockLaukahi
- Census village code220079

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

## How far is Karharwa from nearby towns?

- Laukahi (sub-district HQ)15 km by road
- Madhubani (district HQ)80 km by road
- Nirmali (nearest town)18 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 Karharwa?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Narahia
- ○Degree college10+ km · Nirmali
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Madhubani
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds

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 Karharwa known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 46% of the 189 hectares of village land is sown, and 64 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 Karharwa

Of every 100 households in Karharwa in 2011, 0 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 45 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Karharwa · ■ Laukahi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**1%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**7%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**92%

Tap water ****0%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****30%**

**42%

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

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**96%

Use banking services ****16%**

**24%

Television ****1%**

**3%

Mobile phone ****45%**

**40%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**6%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****33%**

**29%

Own their home ****100%**

**99%

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 Karharwa?

■ Karharwa · ■ Laukahi rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****48.5%**

**55.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****948**

**946

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****923**

**949

Working population ****52.0%**

**46.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 61.9% for men and 34.5% for women. 51% of men and 53% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 424 (47%) · **■** Farm labourers 243 (27%) · **■** Other work 14 (2%) · **■** Marginal 219 (24%)

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 Laukahi

- Singrahi1,968 people
- Sananpatti1,924 people
- Tharhi1,790 people
- Mahthoura1,784 people
- Kharagpur1,692 people
- Chichorwa1,641 people
- Mahdewa1,586 people
- Auraha1,554 people

[All 66 villages in Laukahi](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/madhubani/laukahi/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Karharwa from Madhubani?80 km by road
- What is the population of Karharwa?1,732 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Karharwa in?Madhubani district (Laukahi sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Karharwa?48.5% (Census 2011)