# Karharia Village, Bariarpur, Munger (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/munger/bariarpur/karharia/ Village · Bariarpur, Munger # Karharia Karharia is a village in Bariarpur sub-district of Munger district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **17,788 people in 3,612 households**, the 2nd largest of 27 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 62.6%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 63.5%. - 17,788people (2011) - 3,612households - 62.6%literacy - 868females per 1,000 males ## Karharia PIN code and other codes Karharia falls in Bariarpur sub-district, Munger district, Bihar. - Gram panchayatKarharia West, Karharia East, Karharia South - Community development blockBariarpur - Census village code242610 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Karharia from nearby towns? - Bariarpur (sub-district HQ)10 km by road - Munger (district HQ)28 km by road - Munger (nearest town)28 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 Karharia? 21 services counted by the Census are inside Karharia; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Community health centreIn village · 1 · 2 doctors - ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 2 doctors - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 2 doctors - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 2 doctors - ●TB clinicIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 - ●Post officeIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Railway stationIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn 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 · Kutlupur Diara - ○Degree college10+ km · Sultanganj - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Munger - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Public bus service10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water and hand pumps - Electricity (2011)3 h summer · 3 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 Karharia known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 62% of the 2,227 hectares of village land is sown, and 88 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 Karharia Of every 100 households in Karharia in 2011, 25 had electricity, 23 a toilet at home and 9 cooked with LPG; 49 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Karharia · ■ Bariarpur rural average Electricity for lighting ****25%** **26% Toilet within the home ****23%** **26% No toilet (open defecation) ****77%** **73% Tap water ****3%** **13% Drinking water within premises ****34%** **38% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****9%** **12% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****90%** **87% Use banking services ****50%** **47% Television ****16%** **18% Mobile phone ****49%** **54% Computer with internet ****1%** **1% Two-wheeler ****4%** **6% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****39%** **32% Own their home ****98%** **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 Karharia? ■ Karharia · ■ Bariarpur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****62.6%** **63.5% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****868** **862 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****928** **908 Working population ****31.9%** **29.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 71.3% for men and 52.6% for women. 45% of men and 17% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 371 (7%) · **■** Farm labourers 1,101 (19%) · **■** Household industry 52 (1%) · **■** Other work 710 (13%) · **■** Marginal 3,437 (61%) 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 Bariarpur - Binda Diara32,488 people - Bariarpur16,614 people - Nurpur7,147 people - Ratanpur4,055 people - Chuki Nirpur3,120 people [All 44 villages in Bariarpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/munger/bariarpur/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Karharia from Munger?28 km by road - What is the population of Karharia?17,788 (Census 2011) - Which district is Karharia in?Munger district (Bariarpur sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Karharia?62.6% (Census 2011)