# Kharik Village, Madhepur, Madhubani (Bihar) – PIN Code

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/madhubani/madhepur/kharik/

Village · Madhepur, Madhubani 

# Kharik

Kharik is a village in Madhepur sub-district of Madhubani district, Bihar, PIN code **847408**. The 2011 Census counted **2,803 people in 637 households**, the 29th largest of 83 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 40.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 55.5%.

- 2,803people (2011)
- 637households
- 40.6%literacy
- 847408PIN code

## Kharik PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Kharik is 847408.** Kharik falls in Madhepur sub-district, Madhubani district, Bihar.

- PIN code847408
- Gram panchayatKharik
- Community development blockMadhepur
- Census village code220885

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

## How far is Kharik from nearby towns?

- Madhepur (sub-district HQ)8 km by road
- Madhubani (district HQ)66 km by road
- Jhanjharpur (nearest town)30 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 Kharik?

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

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Bhit
- ○Degree college10+ km · Madhubani
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Darbhanga
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes

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 Kharik known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 70% of the 280 hectares of village land is sown, and 173 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 Kharik

Of every 100 households in Kharik in 2011, 2 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 59 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Kharik · ■ Madhepur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****2%**

**4%

Toilet within the home ****4%**

**15%

No toilet (open defecation) ****96%**

**83%

Tap water ****1%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****66%**

**47%

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

**2%

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

**95%

Use banking services ****36%**

**36%

Television ****2%**

**4%

Mobile phone ****59%**

**48%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****26%**

**34%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Kharik?

■ Kharik · ■ Madhepur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****40.6%**

**55.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****973**

**921

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1071**

**946

Working population ****35.5%**

**36.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 50.9% for men and 29.8% for women. 47% of men and 24% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 236 (24%) · **■** Farm labourers 361 (36%) · **■** Household industry 3 (0%) · **■** Other work 118 (12%) · **■** Marginal 277 (28%)

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 Madhepur

- Khajuri4,028 people
- Barsham3,687 people
- Madanpur3,156 people
- Rohua3,067 people
- Balthi2,763 people
- Khajura2,590 people
- Bhagta2,493 people
- Bahera2,407 people

[All 86 villages in Madhepur](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/madhubani/madhepur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Kharik?847408
- How far is Kharik from Madhubani?66 km by road
- What is the population of Kharik?2,803 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kharik in?Madhubani district (Madhepur sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Kharik?40.6% (Census 2011)