# Kharhia Village, Amour, Purnia (Bihar) – PIN Code & Facilities

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Village · Amour, Purnia 

# Kharhia

Kharhia is a village in Amour sub-district of Purnia district, Bihar, PIN code **854327**. The 2011 Census counted **2,183 people in 473 households**, the 53rd largest of 150 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 49.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 45.2%.

- 2,183people (2011)
- 473households
- 49.8%literacy
- 854327PIN code

## Kharhia PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Kharhia is 854327.** Kharhia falls in Amour sub-district, Purnia district, Bihar.

- PIN code854327
- Gram panchayatKharhia
- Community development blockAmour
- Census village code223743

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

## How far is Kharhia from nearby towns?

- Amour (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Purnia (district HQ)50 km by road
- Purnia (nearest town)50 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 Kharhia?

17 services counted by the Census are inside Kharhia; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 2 doctors
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 2 doctors
- ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 2 doctors
- ●TB clinicIn village · 1 · 2 doctors
- ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 · 2 doctors
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Amour
- ○Degree college10+ km · Purnia
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Purnia
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes

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 Kharhia known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 87% of the 191 hectares of village land is sown, and 68 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 Kharhia

Of every 100 households in Kharhia in 2011, 0 had electricity, 8 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 33 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Kharhia · ■ Amour rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**3%

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

**5%

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

**94%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****8%**

**21%

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

**0%

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

**99%

Use banking services ****22%**

**16%

Television ****2%**

**2%

Mobile phone ****33%**

**33%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**4%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****45%**

**41%

Own their home ****97%**

**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 Kharhia?

■ Kharhia · ■ Amour rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****49.8%**

**45.2%

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

**917

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1038**

**946

Working population ****37.7%**

**30.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 60.3% for men and 38.4% for women. 52% of men and 23% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 121 (15%) · **■** Farm labourers 497 (60%) · **■** Household industry 14 (2%) · **■** Other work 69 (8%) · **■** Marginal 122 (15%)

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 Amour

- Palsa2,291 people
- Simalia2,285 people
- Belgachhi2,253 people
- Gangaili2,199 people
- Bangaon2,135 people
- Singhia2,127 people
- Kaparia Bangaon2,110 people
- Ramani Kalan2,087 people

[All 162 villages in Amour](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/purnia/amour/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Kharhia?854327
- How far is Kharhia from Purnia?50 km by road
- What is the population of Kharhia?2,183 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kharhia in?Purnia district (Amour sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Kharhia?49.8% (Census 2011)