# Kharsand Village, Kalyanpur, Samastipur (Bihar) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/samastipur/kalyanpur/kharsand/ Village · Kalyanpur, Samastipur # Kharsand Kharsand is a village in Kalyanpur sub-district of Samastipur district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **13,774 people in 2,555 households**, the 1st largest of 130 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 60.4%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 59.2%. - 13,774people (2011) - 2,555households - 60.4%literacy - 915females per 1,000 males ## Kharsand PIN code and other codes Kharsand falls in Kalyanpur sub-district, Samastipur district, Bihar. - Gram panchayatKharasand West, Kharasand East - Community development blockKalyanpur - Census village code236252 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Kharsand from nearby towns? - Kalyanpur (sub-district HQ)12 km by road - Samastipur (district HQ)20 km by road - Samastipur (nearest town)20 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 Kharsand? 15 services counted by the Census are inside Kharsand; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 5 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn 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 school10+ km · Samastipur - ○Degree college10+ km · Darbhanga - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Samastipur - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river - Electricity (2011)3 h summer · 3 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 Kharsand known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 80% of the 1,202 hectares of village land is sown, and 838 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 Kharsand Of every 100 households in Kharsand in 2011, 0 had electricity, 14 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 60 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Kharsand · ■ Kalyanpur rural average Electricity for lighting ****0%** **10% Toilet within the home ****14%** **16% No toilet (open defecation) ****86%** **84% Tap water ****1%** **2% Drinking water within premises ****45%** **43% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%** **4% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%** **94% Use banking services ****52%** **51% Television ****4%** **9% Mobile phone ****60%** **46% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****4%** **6% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****22%** **29% Own their home ****99%** **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 Kharsand? ■ Kharsand · ■ Kalyanpur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****60.4%** **59.2% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****915** **936 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****937** **937 Working population ****36.1%** **31.6% ### Women and men Literacy is 70.4% for men and 49.4% for women. 48% of men and 23% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 678 (14%) · **■** Farm labourers 2,330 (47%) · **■** Household industry 187 (4%) · **■** Other work 320 (6%) · **■** Marginal 1,457 (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 Kalyanpur - Somnaha9,408 people - Malinagar9,074 people - Ratwara7,295 people - Birsinghpur7,132 people [All 152 villages in Kalyanpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/samastipur/kalyanpur/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Kharsand from Samastipur?20 km by road - What is the population of Kharsand?13,774 (Census 2011) - Which district is Kharsand in?Samastipur district (Kalyanpur sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Kharsand?60.4% (Census 2011)