# kharthua Village, Harnaut, Nalanda (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Harnaut, Nalanda 

# kharthua

kharthua is a village in Harnaut sub-district of Nalanda district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,896 people in 343 households**, the 29th largest of 66 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 61.4%.

- 1,896people (2011)
- 343households
- 72.8%literacy
- 888females per 1,000 males

## kharthua PIN code and other codes

kharthua falls in Harnaut sub-district, Nalanda district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatBafniwan
- Community development blockHarnaut
- Census village code244281

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is kharthua from nearby towns?

- Harnaut (sub-district HQ)12 km by road
- Biharsharif (district HQ)22 km by road
- Biharsharif (nearest town)22 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 kharthua?

9 services counted by the Census are inside kharthua; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Rukhae
- ○Degree college10+ km · Harnaut
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Harnaut
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps

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 kharthua known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 33% of the 206 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 kharthua

Of every 100 households in kharthua in 2011, 2 had electricity, 49 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 57 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ kharthua · ■ Harnaut rural average

Electricity for lighting ****2%**

**14%

Toilet within the home ****49%**

**29%

No toilet (open defecation) ****51%**

**69%

Tap water ****3%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****51%**

**42%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%**

**6%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****95%**

**90%

Use banking services ****74%**

**50%

Television ****13%**

**17%

Mobile phone ****57%**

**52%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**5%

Car / jeep / van ****4%**

**1%

None of these assets ****32%**

**35%

Own their home ****97%**

**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 kharthua?

■ kharthua · ■ Harnaut rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****72.8%**

**61.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****888**

**904

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****958**

**938

Working population ****42.2%**

**37.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 83.6% for men and 60.3% for women. 48% of men and 35% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 169 (21%) · **■** Farm labourers 306 (38%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 42 (5%) · **■** Marginal 282 (35%)

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 Harnaut

- Ramsingh2,328 people
- Bafniwan2,237 people
- Sirsi2,182 people
- Pakar2,063 people
- Sherpur1,801 people
- Daili1,749 people
- Berhna1,745 people
- Porai1,736 people

[All 81 villages in Harnaut](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/nalanda/harnaut/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is kharthua from Biharsharif?22 km by road
- What is the population of kharthua?1,896 (Census 2011)
- Which district is kharthua in?Nalanda district (Harnaut sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of kharthua?72.8% (Census 2011)