# Khargawan Village, Phulparas, Madhubani (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Phulparas, Madhubani 

# Khargawan

Khargawan is a village in Phulparas sub-district of Madhubani district, Bihar, PIN code **847402**. The 2011 Census counted **2,498 people in 425 households**, the 24th largest of 40 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 62.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 59.3%.

- 2,498people (2011)
- 425households
- 62.9%literacy
- 847402PIN code

## Khargawan PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Khargawan is 847402.** Khargawan falls in Phulparas sub-district, Madhubani district, Bihar.

- PIN code847402
- Gram panchayatKhargawan
- Community development blockPhulparas
- Census village code220127

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

## How far is Khargawan from nearby towns?

- Phulparas (sub-district HQ)12 km by road
- Madhubani (district HQ)70 km by road
- Ghoghardiha (nearest town)16 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 Khargawan?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Khargawan; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn 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 school10+ km · Phulparas
- ○Degree college10+ km · Ghoghardiha
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Ghoghardiha
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)6 h summer · 7 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 Khargawan known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 54% of the 274 hectares of village land is sown, and 82 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 Khargawan

Of every 100 households in Khargawan in 2011, 2 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 72 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Khargawan · ■ Phulparas rural average

Electricity for lighting ****2%**

**6%

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

**11%

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

**88%

Tap water ****0%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****42%**

**38%

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

**2%

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

**95%

Use banking services ****35%**

**35%

Television ****12%**

**6%

Mobile phone ****72%**

**52%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**6%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****3%**

**26%

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 Khargawan?

■ Khargawan · ■ Phulparas rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****62.9%**

**59.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****959**

**925

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****935**

**909

Working population ****40.5%**

**43.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 79.8% for men and 45.4% for women. 48% of men and 32% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 301 (30%) · **■** Farm labourers 396 (39%) · **■** Household industry 9 (1%) · **■** Other work 196 (19%) · **■** Marginal 110 (11%)

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 Phulparas

- Balua3,206 people
- Hariari2,963 people
- Gurgawan2,874 people
- Bahraha2,607 people
- Bairiahi2,488 people
- Musharnia2,392 people
- Bachhauni2,316 people
- Laksena1,656 people

[All 42 villages in Phulparas](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/madhubani/phulparas/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Khargawan?847402
- How far is Khargawan from Madhubani?70 km by road
- What is the population of Khargawan?2,498 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Khargawan in?Madhubani district (Phulparas sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Khargawan?62.9% (Census 2011)