# Kharej Village, Kargahar, Rohtas (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Kargahar, Rohtas 

# Kharej

Kharej is a village in Kargahar sub-district of Rohtas district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,649 people in 213 households**, the 38th largest of 198 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 78.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 75.9%.

- 1,649people (2011)
- 213households
- 78.7%literacy
- 940females per 1,000 males

## Kharej PIN code and other codes

Kharej falls in Kargahar sub-district, Rohtas district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatShiwan
- Community development blockKargahar
- Census village code251647

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

## How far is Kharej from nearby towns?

- Kargahar (sub-district HQ)6 km by road
- Sasaram (district HQ)30 km by road
- Sasaram (nearest town)30 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 Kharej?

4 services counted by the Census are inside Kharej; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Shiwapur
- ○Degree college10+ km · Sasaram
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gaya
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)2 h summer · 2 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 Kharej known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 99% of the 307 hectares of village land is sown, and 304 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 Kharej

Of every 100 households in Kharej in 2011, 25 had electricity, 16 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 77 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Kharej · ■ Kargahar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****25%**

**9%

Toilet within the home ****16%**

**25%

No toilet (open defecation) ****84%**

**74%

Tap water ****3%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****87%**

**83%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**2%

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

**94%

Use banking services ****63%**

**64%

Television ****18%**

**17%

Mobile phone ****77%**

**72%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****9%**

**13%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**4%

None of these assets ****14%**

**16%

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 Kharej?

■ Kharej · ■ Kargahar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****78.7%**

**75.9%

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

**908

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****926**

**918

Working population ****32.6%**

**31.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 87.9% for men and 69.0% for women. 47% of men and 17% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 183 (34%) · **■** Farm labourers 153 (28%) · **■** Other work 47 (9%) · **■** Marginal 155 (29%)

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 Kargahar

- Thorsan1,710 people
- Basdiha1,665 people
- Mahuli1,663 people
- Jalalpur1,659 people
- Aruhi1,644 people
- Torni1,640 people
- Shahar1,613 people
- Ararua1,599 people

[All 257 villages in Kargahar](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/rohtas/kargahar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Kharej from Sasaram?30 km by road
- What is the population of Kharej?1,649 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kharej in?Rohtas district (Kargahar sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Kharej?78.7% (Census 2011)