# Kharkatta Village, Bhawanipur, Purnia (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Bhawanipur, Purnia 

# Kharkatta

Kharkatta is a village in Bhawanipur sub-district of Purnia district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **630 people in 118 households**, the 43rd largest of 66 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 45.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 47.7%.

- 630people (2011)
- 118households
- 45.2%literacy
- 915females per 1,000 males

## Kharkatta PIN code and other codes

Kharkatta falls in Bhawanipur sub-district, Purnia district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatLathi
- Community development blockBhawanipur
- Census village code223223

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

## How far is Kharkatta from nearby towns?

- Bhawanipur (sub-district HQ)8 km by road
- Purnia (district HQ)51 km by road
- Purnia (nearest town)51 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 Kharkatta?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Kharkatta; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Bhawanipur
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Madhavnagar
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Purnia
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway stationunder 5 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 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 Kharkatta known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 69% of the 49 hectares of village land is sown, and 18 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 Kharkatta

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

■ Kharkatta · ■ Bhawanipur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**2%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**11%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**88%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****81%**

**50%

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

**2%

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

**97%

Use banking services ****17%**

**26%

Television ****0%**

**6%

Mobile phone ****36%**

**46%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**5%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****27%**

**30%

Own their home ****56%**

**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 Kharkatta?

■ Kharkatta · ■ Bhawanipur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****45.2%**

**47.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****915**

**923

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****857**

**967

Working population ****49.0%**

**37.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 55.6% for men and 34.0% for women. 47% of men and 51% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

****

**■** Cultivators 7 (2%) · **■** Marginal 302 (98%)

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 Bhawanipur

- Parasbani1,005 people
- Basantpur Chintaman Milik861 people
- Siripur Milik854 people
- Dumra Mahabal Milik723 people
- Mahathua Milik624 people
- Supaili509 people
- Bhawanipur Istamrar412 people
- Bhurkundi Chakla366 people

[All 88 villages in Bhawanipur](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/purnia/bhawanipur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Kharkatta from Purnia?51 km by road
- What is the population of Kharkatta?630 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kharkatta in?Purnia district (Bhawanipur sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Kharkatta?45.2% (Census 2011)