# Harkheli Village, Dagarua, Purnia (Bihar) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/purnia/dagarua/harkheli/ Village · Dagarua, Purnia # Harkheli Harkheli is a village in Dagarua sub-district of Purnia district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,305 people in 262 households**, the 58th largest of 140 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 40.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 45.6%. - 1,305people (2011) - 262households - 40.1%literacy - 889females per 1,000 males ## Harkheli PIN code and other codes Harkheli falls in Dagarua sub-district, Purnia district, Bihar. - Gram panchayatHarkheli - Community development blockDagarua - Census village code224111 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Harkheli from nearby towns? - Dagarua (sub-district HQ)4 km by road - Purnia (district HQ)15 km by road - Purnia (nearest town)15 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 Harkheli? 15 services counted by the Census are inside Harkheli; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●PolytechnicIn village · 1 govt - ●ITI / vocational schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●National highwayIn 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 - ○Degree college10+ km · Purnia - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river - Electricity (2011)8 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 Harkheli known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 82% of the 100 hectares of village land is sown, and 47 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 Harkheli Of every 100 households in Harkheli in 2011, 12 had electricity, 11 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 8 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Harkheli · ■ Dagarua rural average Electricity for lighting ****12%** **12% Toilet within the home ****11%** **7% No toilet (open defecation) ****89%** **91% Tap water ****0%** **1% Drinking water within premises ****32%** **38% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **1% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%** **98% Use banking services ****26%** **21% Television ****3%** **6% Mobile phone ****8%** **36% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****3%** **5% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **2% None of these assets ****46%** **35% Own their home ****100%** **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 Harkheli? ■ Harkheli · ■ Dagarua rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****40.1%** **45.6% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****889** **924 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****926** **975 Working population ****30.5%** **30.6% ### Women and men Literacy is 48.6% for men and 30.4% for women. 44% of men and 16% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ******** **■** Cultivators 88 (22%) · **■** Farm labourers 159 (40%) · **■** Other work 89 (22%) · **■** Marginal 62 (16%) 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 Dagarua - Soti1,402 people - Bhakhri1,356 people - Bandrak1,332 people - Baraili1,312 people - Kechua1,299 people - Chikni1,235 people - Gerki1,226 people - Minapur1,225 people [All 154 villages in Dagarua](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/purnia/dagarua/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Harkheli from Purnia?15 km by road - What is the population of Harkheli?1,305 (Census 2011) - Which district is Harkheli in?Purnia district (Dagarua sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Harkheli?40.1% (Census 2011)