# Kharkatwa Village, Narkatiaganj, Pashchim Champaran (Bihar)

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Village · Narkatiaganj, Pashchim Champaran 

# Kharkatwa

Kharkatwa is a village in Narkatiaganj sub-district of Pashchim Champaran district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **958 people in 184 households**, the 118th largest of 148 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 48.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 53.9%.

- 958people (2011)
- 184households
- 48.2%literacy
- 992females per 1,000 males

## Kharkatwa PIN code and other codes

Kharkatwa falls in Narkatiaganj sub-district, Pashchim Champaran district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatDumaria
- Community development blockNarkatiaganj
- Census village code216694

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

## How far is Kharkatwa from nearby towns?

- Narkatiaganj (sub-district HQ)12 km by road
- Bettiah (district HQ)39 km by road
- Narkatiyaganj (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 Kharkatwa?

3 services counted by the Census are inside Kharkatwa; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Dumaria
- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Narkatiaganj
- ○Degree college10+ km · Narkatiaganj
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bettiah
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ 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 Kharkatwa known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 66% of the 183 hectares of village land is sown, and 103 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 Kharkatwa

Of every 100 households in Kharkatwa in 2011, 4 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 36 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Kharkatwa · ■ Narkatiaganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****4%**

**5%

Toilet within the home ****4%**

**12%

No toilet (open defecation) ****96%**

**86%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****44%**

**49%

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

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%**

**98%

Use banking services ****52%**

**36%

Television ****3%**

**7%

Mobile phone ****36%**

**51%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**6%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****33%**

**24%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Kharkatwa?

■ Kharkatwa · ■ Narkatiaganj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****48.2%**

**53.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****992**

**917

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****895**

**957

Working population ****48.0%**

**36.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 62.5% for men and 34.2% for women. 52% of men and 44% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 23 (5%) · **■** Farm labourers 403 (88%) · **■** Household industry 18 (4%) · **■** Other work 12 (3%) · **■** Marginal 4 (1%)

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 Narkatiaganj

- Bargon1,008 people
- Bakhri991 people
- Motihari976 people
- Dakahwa969 people
- Ramauli919 people
- Mathia Nisf912 people
- Mujauna901 people
- Murli875 people

[All 160 villages in Narkatiaganj](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/pashchim-champaran/narkatiaganj/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Kharkatwa from Bettiah?39 km by road
- What is the population of Kharkatwa?958 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kharkatwa in?Pashchim Champaran district (Narkatiaganj sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Kharkatwa?48.2% (Census 2011)