# Karhan Village, Kesaria, Purba Champaran (Bihar) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/purba-champaran/kesaria/karhan/ Village · Kesaria, Purba Champaran # Karhan Karhan is a village in Kesaria sub-district of Purba Champaran district, Bihar, PIN code **845423**. The 2011 Census counted **7,421 people in 1,226 households**, the 6th largest of 41 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 57.0%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 57.5%. - 7,421people (2011) - 1,226households - 57.0%literacy - 845423PIN code ## Karhan PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Karhan is 845423.** Karhan falls in Kesaria sub-district, Purba Champaran district, Bihar. - PIN code845423 - Gram panchayatKarhan - Community development blockKesaria - Census village code218239 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Karhan from nearby towns? - Kesaria (sub-district HQ)7 km by road - Motihari (district HQ)45 km by road - Kesaria (nearest town)7 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 Karhan? 17 services counted by the Census are inside Karhan; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 6 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Kesaria - ○Degree college10+ km · Tajpur Deur - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Motihari - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Public bus service5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps - Electricity (2011)1 h summer · 1 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 Karhan known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 57% of the 439 hectares of village land is sown, and 90 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 Karhan Of every 100 households in Karhan in 2011, 4 had electricity, 13 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 63 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Karhan · ■ Kesaria rural average Electricity for lighting ****4%** **2% Toilet within the home ****13%** **16% No toilet (open defecation) ****87%** **83% Tap water ****1%** **2% Drinking water within premises ****66%** **57% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%** **2% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%** **98% Use banking services ****67%** **46% Television ****8%** **8% Mobile phone ****63%** **65% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****8%** **7% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **2% None of these assets ****14%** **17% 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 Karhan? ■ Karhan · ■ Kesaria rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****57.0%** **57.5% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****920** **909 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****944** **948 Working population ****36.7%** **35.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 67.0% for men and 46.1% for women. 52% of men and 20% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 1,522 (56%) · **■** Farm labourers 589 (22%) · **■** Household industry 25 (1%) · **■** Other work 236 (9%) · **■** Marginal 352 (13%) 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 Kesaria - Sarotar18,365 people - Sundarpur15,859 people - Rampur Khajuriya9,120 people - Bairiya8,512 people - Dhekaha6,225 people - Bathna5,852 people - Sembhuapur5,089 people - Chand Parsa5,033 people [All 43 villages in Kesaria](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/purba-champaran/kesaria/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Karhan?845423 - How far is Karhan from Motihari?45 km by road - What is the population of Karhan?7,421 (Census 2011) - Which district is Karhan in?Purba Champaran district (Kesaria sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Karhan?57.0% (Census 2011)