# Harchanda Village, Kanti, Muzaffarpur (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/muzaffarpur/kanti/harchanda/ Village · Kanti, Muzaffarpur # Harchanda Harchanda is a village in Kanti sub-district of Muzaffarpur district, Bihar, PIN code **843109**. The 2011 Census counted **6,458 people in 1,124 households**, the 7th largest of 105 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 57.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 66.0%. - 6,458people (2011) - 1,124households - 57.9%literacy - 843109PIN code ## Harchanda PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Harchanda is 843109.** Harchanda falls in Kanti sub-district, Muzaffarpur district, Bihar. - PIN code843109 - Gram panchayatHarchanda - Community development blockKanti - Census village code228647 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Harchanda from nearby towns? - Kanti (sub-district HQ)12 km by road - Muzaffarpur (district HQ)19 km by road - Kanti (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 Harchanda? 16 services counted by the Census are inside Harchanda; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt · 2 private - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn 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 - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Panapur - ○Degree college10+ km · Muzaffarpur - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Muzaffarpur - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Public bus service10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)6 h summer · 10 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 Harchanda known for? The main crops are **paddy, wheat and wheat**. About 72% of the 240 hectares of village land is sown, and 85 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 Harchanda Of every 100 households in Harchanda in 2011, 4 had electricity, 19 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 50 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 3 a car. ■ Harchanda · ■ Kanti rural average Electricity for lighting ****4%** **17% Toilet within the home ****19%** **27% No toilet (open defecation) ****80%** **72% Tap water ****1%** **2% Drinking water within premises ****48%** **46% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%** **8% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%** **91% Use banking services ****24%** **52% Television ****10%** **20% Mobile phone ****50%** **51% Computer with internet ****1%** **1% Two-wheeler ****6%** **10% Car / jeep / van ****3%** **2% None of these assets ****21%** **18% Own their home ****99%** **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 Harchanda? ■ Harchanda · ■ Kanti rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****57.9%** **66.0% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****928** **901 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1009** **913 Working population ****27.1%** **30.6% ### Women and men Literacy is 65.6% for men and 49.5% for women. 44% of men and 8% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 96 (5%) · **■** Farm labourers 160 (9%) · **■** Household industry 37 (2%) · **■** Other work 482 (28%) · **■** Marginal 972 (56%) 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 Kanti - Bishunpur Ganga urf Baikatpur9,754 people - Dadar Kolhua8,856 people - Mustafapur8,044 people - Sadalpur6,929 people - Mithan Sarai5,478 people - Birpur4,965 people - Jhiktahi Madhuban4,771 people - Bairia4,654 people [All 109 villages in Kanti](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/muzaffarpur/kanti/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Harchanda?843109 - How far is Harchanda from Muzaffarpur?19 km by road - What is the population of Harchanda?6,458 (Census 2011) - Which district is Harchanda in?Muzaffarpur district (Kanti sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Harchanda?57.9% (Census 2011)