# Chhajan Harshankar Village, Kurhani, Muzaffarpur (Bihar) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/muzaffarpur/kurhani/chhajan-harshankar/ Village · Kurhani, Muzaffarpur # Chhajan Harshankar Chhajan Harshankar is a village in Kurhani sub-district of Muzaffarpur district, Bihar, PIN code **844127**. The 2011 Census counted **16,467 people in 3,092 households**, the 1st largest of 165 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 61.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 65.4%. - 16,467people (2011) - 3,092households - 61.6%literacy - 844127PIN code ## Chhajan Harshankar PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Chhajan Harshankar is 844127.** Chhajan Harshankar falls in Kurhani sub-district, Muzaffarpur district, Bihar. - PIN code844127 - Gram panchayatChhajan Harishankar West, Chhajan Harishankar East - Community development blockKurhani - Census village code229462 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Chhajan Harshankar from nearby towns? - Kurhani (sub-district HQ)3 km by road - Muzaffarpur (district HQ)21 km by road - Muzaffarpur (nearest town)21 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 Chhajan Harshankar? 17 services counted by the Census are inside Chhajan Harshankar; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Post officeIn village - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Commercial bankIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Mandi / regular marketIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Muzaffarpur - ○Degree college10+ km · Muzaffarpur - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Muzaffarpur - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Public bus service10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)4 h summer · 5 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 Chhajan Harshankar known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 78% of the 1,278 hectares of village land is sown, and 692 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 Chhajan Harshankar Of every 100 households in Chhajan Harshankar in 2011, 14 had electricity, 17 a toilet at home and 6 cooked with LPG; 45 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Chhajan Harshankar · ■ Kurhani rural average Electricity for lighting ****14%** **17% Toilet within the home ****17%** **25% No toilet (open defecation) ****83%** **74% Tap water ****1%** **2% Drinking water within premises ****34%** **49% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****6%** **6% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****94%** **92% Use banking services ****49%** **48% Television ****22%** **18% Mobile phone ****45%** **53% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****10%** **10% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **2% None of these assets ****25%** **19% 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 Chhajan Harshankar? ■ Chhajan Harshankar · ■ Kurhani rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****61.6%** **65.4% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****884** **891 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****890** **896 Working population ****33.5%** **32.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 69.3% for men and 52.9% for women. 48% of men and 17% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 291 (5%) · **■** Farm labourers 1,072 (19%) · **■** Household industry 156 (3%) · **■** Other work 635 (12%) · **■** Marginal 3,366 (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 Kurhani - Mahanth Maniari14,377 people - Turki11,792 people - Kurhani10,461 people - Shakrisaraiya9,600 people [All 166 villages in Kurhani](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/muzaffarpur/kurhani/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Chhajan Harshankar?844127 - How far is Chhajan Harshankar from Muzaffarpur?21 km by road - What is the population of Chhajan Harshankar?16,467 (Census 2011) - Which district is Chhajan Harshankar in?Muzaffarpur district (Kurhani sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Chhajan Harshankar?61.6% (Census 2011)