# Karharia Village, Kharagpur, Munger (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/munger/kharagpur/karharia/ Village · Kharagpur, Munger # Karharia Karharia is a village in Kharagpur sub-district of Munger district, Bihar, PIN code **811211**. The 2011 Census counted **1,557 people in 276 households**, the 42nd largest of 92 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 36.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 61.2%. - 1,557people (2011) - 276households - 36.4%literacy - 811211PIN code ## Karharia PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Karharia is 811211.** Karharia falls in Kharagpur sub-district, Munger district, Bihar. - PIN code811211 - Gram panchayatAgarhan - Community development blockKharagpur - Census village code242954 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? - Kharagpur (sub-district HQ)17 km by road - Munger (district HQ)34 km by road - Kharagpur (nearest town)17 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? 8 services counted by the Census are inside Karharia; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Mandi / regular marketIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn 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 - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Public bus service10+ km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, 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 Karharia known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 23% of the 280 hectares of village land is sown, and 65 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, 4 had electricity, 13 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 44 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Karharia · ■ Kharagpur rural average Electricity for lighting ****4%** **20% Toilet within the home ****13%** **18% No toilet (open defecation) ****86%** **81% Tap water ****4%** **8% Drinking water within premises ****42%** **30% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **4% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%** **95% Use banking services ****32%** **56% Television ****4%** **12% Mobile phone ****44%** **47% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****2%** **6% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **2% None of these assets ****44%** **34% Own their home ****93%** **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 · ■ Kharagpur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****36.4%** **61.2% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****849** **878 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1095** **940 Working population ****37.2%** **34.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 43.2% for men and 27.9% for women. 46% of men and 26% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 216 (37%) · **■** Farm labourers 37 (6%) · **■** Household industry 6 (1%) · **■** Other work 7 (1%) · **■** Marginal 313 (54%) 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 - Matsumbha1,789 people - Khoja Chak1,720 people - Gopalpur1,673 people - Islampur1,560 people - Kaurian1,556 people - Mohanpur1,505 people - Bikrampur1,504 people - Raipura1,475 people [All 120 villages in Kharagpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/munger/kharagpur/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Karharia?811211 - How far is Karharia from Munger?34 km by road - What is the population of Karharia?1,557 (Census 2011) - Which district is Karharia in?Munger district (Kharagpur sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Karharia?36.4% (Census 2011)