# Kharkatwa Village, Ramgarhwa, Purba Champaran (Bihar) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/purba-champaran/ramgarhwa/kharkatwa/ Village · Ramgarhwa, Purba Champaran # Kharkatwa Kharkatwa is a village in Ramgarhwa sub-district of Purba Champaran district, Bihar, PIN code **845433**. The 2011 Census counted **2,676 people in 512 households**, the 21st largest of 43 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 45.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 55.8%. - 2,676people (2011) - 512households - 45.9%literacy - 845433PIN code ## Kharkatwa PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Kharkatwa is 845433.** Kharkatwa falls in Ramgarhwa sub-district, Purba Champaran district, Bihar. - PIN code845433 - Gram panchayatDhanhar Dihuli - Community development blockRamgarhwa - Census village code217579 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? - Ramgarhwa (sub-district HQ)5 km by road - Motihari (district HQ)50 km by road - Raxaul (nearest town)5 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? 7 services counted by the Census are inside Kharkatwa; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Motihari - ○Degree college10+ km · Raxaul - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Motihari - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km - ○Railway stationunder 5 km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps - Electricity (2011)3 h summer · 4 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 Kharkatwa known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 91% of the 271 hectares of village land is sown, and 204 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, 0 had electricity, 7 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 51 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Kharkatwa · ■ Ramgarhwa rural average Electricity for lighting ****0%** **10% Toilet within the home ****7%** **17% No toilet (open defecation) ****93%** **82% Tap water ****2%** **3% Drinking water within premises ****9%** **35% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%** **4% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%** **96% Use banking services ****19%** **28% Television ****14%** **11% Mobile phone ****51%** **48% Computer with internet ****1%** **0% Two-wheeler ****2%** **6% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****20%** **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 · ■ Ramgarhwa rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****45.9%** **55.8% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****878** **885 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****759** **939 Working population ****45.6%** **37.9% ### Women and men Literacy is 55.6% for men and 35.2% for women. 52% of men and 39% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 73 (6%) · **■** Farm labourers 410 (34%) · **■** Household industry 6 (0%) · **■** Other work 64 (5%) · **■** Marginal 668 (55%) 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 Ramgarhwa - Kat Kenwa3,369 people - Shiwa Nagar3,046 people - Bheriharwa2,961 people - Inarwa2,836 people - Belahiya2,642 people - Bandhu Barwa2,599 people - Basti Semra2,532 people - Dumri2,092 people [All 44 villages in Ramgarhwa](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/purba-champaran/ramgarhwa/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Kharkatwa?845433 - How far is Kharkatwa from Motihari?50 km by road - What is the population of Kharkatwa?2,676 (Census 2011) - Which district is Kharkatwa in?Purba Champaran district (Ramgarhwa sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Kharkatwa?45.9% (Census 2011)