# Kharagpur Village, Kahara, Saharsa (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Kahara, Saharsa 

# Kharagpur

Kharagpur is a village in Kahara sub-district of Saharsa district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **2,430 people in 447 households**, the 22nd largest of 37 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 73.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 57.3%.

- 2,430people (2011)
- 447households
- 73.6%literacy
- 894females per 1,000 males

## Kharagpur PIN code and other codes

Kharagpur falls in Kahara sub-district, Saharsa district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatAmarpur
- Community development blockKahara
- Census village code226452

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

## How far is Kharagpur from nearby towns?

- Kahara (sub-district HQ)15 km by road
- Saharsa (district HQ)15 km by road
- Saharsa (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 Kharagpur?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Kharagpur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Commercial bankIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Saharsa
- ○Degree college10+ km · Saharsa
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Saharsa
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway stationunder 5 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- 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 Kharagpur known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 84% of the 85 hectares of village land is sown, and 24 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 Kharagpur

Of every 100 households in Kharagpur in 2011, 30 had electricity, 27 a toilet at home and 7 cooked with LPG; 46 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Kharagpur · ■ Kahara rural average

Electricity for lighting ****30%**

**17%

Toilet within the home ****27%**

**23%

No toilet (open defecation) ****73%**

**76%

Tap water ****0%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****73%**

**56%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****7%**

**7%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****91%**

**90%

Use banking services ****42%**

**35%

Television ****19%**

**12%

Mobile phone ****46%**

**42%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****9%**

**6%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****32%**

**35%

Own their home ****95%**

**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 Kharagpur?

■ Kharagpur · ■ Kahara rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****73.6%**

**57.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****894**

**911

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1026**

**938

Working population ****28.1%**

**32.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 84.8% for men and 60.7% for women. 46% of men and 7% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 43 (6%) · **■** Farm labourers 71 (10%) · **■** Household industry 36 (5%) · **■** Other work 205 (30%) · **■** Marginal 327 (48%)

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 Kahara

- Mohanpur2,850 people
- Rohua2,722 people
- Dewari2,551 people
- Garahiapatti2,472 people
- Bhuswarh Dih2,228 people
- Dholi2,212 people
- Tulsiahipatti2,166 people
- Bharauli1,905 people

[All 43 villages in Kahara](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/saharsa/kahara/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Kharagpur from Saharsa?15 km by road
- What is the population of Kharagpur?2,430 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kharagpur in?Saharsa district (Kahara sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Kharagpur?73.6% (Census 2011)