# Agarhan Village, Kharagpur, Munger (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/munger/kharagpur/agarhan/ Village · Kharagpur, Munger # Agarhan Agarhan is a village in Kharagpur sub-district of Munger district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **4,551 people in 860 households**, the 9th largest of 92 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 64.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 61.2%. - 4,551people (2011) - 860households - 64.2%literacy - 862females per 1,000 males ## Agarhan PIN code and other codes Agarhan falls in Kharagpur sub-district, Munger district, Bihar. - Gram panchayatAgarhan - Community development blockKharagpur - Census village code242953 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Agarhan from nearby towns? - Kharagpur (sub-district HQ)12 km by road - Munger (district HQ)32 km by road - Kharagpur (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 Agarhan? 15 services counted by the Census are inside Agarhan; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Railway stationIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Mandi / regular marketIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Lohchi - ○Degree college10+ km · Kharagpur - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Munger - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Public bus service5–10 km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)5 h summer · 6 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 Agarhan known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 7% of the 327 hectares of village land is sown, and 22 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 Agarhan Of every 100 households in Agarhan in 2011, 3 had electricity, 22 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 52 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Agarhan · ■ Kharagpur rural average Electricity for lighting ****3%** **20% Toilet within the home ****22%** **18% No toilet (open defecation) ****78%** **81% Tap water ****8%** **8% Drinking water within premises ****35%** **30% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%** **4% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%** **95% Use banking services ****48%** **56% Television ****12%** **12% Mobile phone ****52%** **47% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****5%** **6% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **2% None of these assets ****46%** **34% Own their home ****100%** **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 Agarhan? ■ Agarhan · ■ Kharagpur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****64.2%** **61.2% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****862** **878 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****913** **940 Working population ****29.1%** **34.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 74.5% for men and 52.0% for women. 45% of men and 11% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 81 (6%) · **■** Farm labourers 110 (8%) · **■** Household industry 7 (1%) · **■** Other work 114 (9%) · **■** Marginal 1,013 (76%) 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 Kharagpur - Bahira4,928 people - Murade4,836 people - Murheri4,831 people - Parsando4,649 people - Gangta4,366 people - Mozaffarganj4,277 people - Majhgain4,208 people - Dariyapur3,755 people [All 120 villages in Kharagpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/munger/kharagpur/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Agarhan from Munger?32 km by road - What is the population of Agarhan?4,551 (Census 2011) - Which district is Agarhan in?Munger district (Kharagpur sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Agarhan?64.2% (Census 2011)