# Kharaun Village, Sirdala, Nawada (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Sirdala, Nawada 

# Kharaun

Kharaun is a village in Sirdala sub-district of Nawada district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,711 people in 240 households**, the 34th largest of 80 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 41.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 59.7%.

- 1,711people (2011)
- 240households
- 41.2%literacy
- 940females per 1,000 males

## Kharaun PIN code and other codes

Kharaun falls in Sirdala sub-district, Nawada district, Bihar.

- Community development blockSirdala
- Census village code258328

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

## How far is Kharaun from nearby towns?

- Sirdala (sub-district HQ)5 km by road
- Nawada (district HQ)47 km by road
- Hisua (nearest town)30 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 Kharaun?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Kharaun; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Rajauli
- ○Degree college10+ km · Nawada
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Nawada
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 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 Kharaun known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 63% of the 187 hectares of village land is sown, and 50 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 Kharaun

Of every 100 households in Kharaun in 2011, 0 had electricity, 8 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 69 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Kharaun · ■ Sirdala rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**1%

Toilet within the home ****8%**

**11%

No toilet (open defecation) ****92%**

**88%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****34%**

**28%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**97%

Use banking services ****63%**

**36%

Television ****5%**

**5%

Mobile phone ****69%**

**55%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**4%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****26%**

**34%

Own their home ****100%**

**99%

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 Kharaun?

■ Kharaun · ■ Sirdala rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****41.2%**

**59.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****940**

**949

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1053**

**972

Working population ****35.4%**

**40.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 56.4% for men and 24.5% for women. 51% of men and 19% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 225 (37%) · **■** Farm labourers 34 (6%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 52 (9%) · **■** Marginal 293 (48%)

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 Sirdala

- Shahpur1,899 people
- Sidhaul1,821 people
- Majhauli1,792 people
- Baijnathpur1,753 people
- Bharsanda1,663 people
- Ismailpur1,607 people
- Adeya1,567 people
- Partappur1,538 people

[All 87 villages in Sirdala](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/nawada/sirdala/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Kharaun from Nawada?47 km by road
- What is the population of Kharaun?1,711 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kharaun in?Nawada district (Sirdala sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Kharaun?41.2% (Census 2011)