# Kharant Village, Masaurhi, Patna (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Masaurhi, Patna 

# Kharant

Kharant is a village in Masaurhi sub-district of Patna district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **2,308 people in 428 households**, the 30th largest of 97 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 60.5%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 60.7%.

- 2,308people (2011)
- 428households
- 60.5%literacy
- 925females per 1,000 males

## Kharant PIN code and other codes

Kharant falls in Masaurhi sub-district, Patna district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatKhranat
- Community development blockMasaurhi
- Census village code245866

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

## How far is Kharant from nearby towns?

- Masaurhi (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Patna (district HQ)38 km by road
- Masauri (nearest town)10 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 Kharant?

4 services counted by the Census are inside Kharant; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Masauri
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Masaurhi
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Patna
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)4 h summer · 6 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 Kharant known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 88% of the 193 hectares of village land is sown, and 60 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 Kharant

Of every 100 households in Kharant in 2011, 5 had electricity, 15 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 36 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Kharant · ■ Masaurhi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****5%**

**12%

Toilet within the home ****15%**

**19%

No toilet (open defecation) ****82%**

**79%

Tap water ****4%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****38%**

**57%

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

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**92%

Use banking services ****32%**

**40%

Television ****9%**

**19%

Mobile phone ****36%**

**53%

Computer with internet ****3%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**6%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**2%

None of these assets ****48%**

**29%

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 Kharant?

■ Kharant · ■ Masaurhi rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****60.5%**

**60.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****925**

**921

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****879**

**921

Working population ****42.0%**

**40.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 75.0% for men and 45.0% for women. 50% of men and 33% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 12 (1%) · **■** Farm labourers 888 (92%) · **■** Household industry 8 (1%) · **■** Other work 45 (5%) · **■** Marginal 17 (2%)

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 Masaurhi

- Chhotki Masaurhi2,346 people
- Basaur2,345 people
- Charma2,345 people
- Indo2,316 people
- Kharauna2,292 people
- Sharfabad Baliari2,163 people
- Bhataurha2,098 people
- Dariapur2,040 people

[All 102 villages in Masaurhi](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/patna/masaurhi/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Kharant from Patna?38 km by road
- What is the population of Kharant?2,308 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kharant in?Patna district (Masaurhi sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Kharant?60.5% (Census 2011)