# Kharsam Village, Shivaji Nagar, Samastipur (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Shivaji Nagar, Samastipur 

# Kharsam

Kharsam is a village in Shivaji Nagar sub-district of Samastipur district, Bihar, PIN code **847105**. The 2011 Census counted **1,835 people in 341 households**, the 32nd largest of 68 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 63.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 58.5%.

- 1,835people (2011)
- 341households
- 63.9%literacy
- 847105PIN code

## Kharsam PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Kharsam is 847105.** Kharsam falls in Shivaji Nagar sub-district, Samastipur district, Bihar.

- PIN code847105
- Gram panchayatParsa
- Community development blockShivaji Nagar
- Census village code236412

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

## How far is Kharsam from nearby towns?

- Shivaji Nagar (sub-district HQ)4 km by road
- Samastipur (district HQ)34 km by road
- Rosera (nearest town)25 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 Kharsam?

11 services counted by the Census are inside Kharsam; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●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

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Dumranohan
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Shivajinagar
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Laharsarai
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps

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 Kharsam known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 95% of the 118 hectares of village land is sown, and 69 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 Kharsam

Of every 100 households in Kharsam in 2011, 1 had electricity, 3 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 60 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Kharsam · ■ Shivaji Nagar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****1%**

**1%

Toilet within the home ****3%**

**10%

No toilet (open defecation) ****97%**

**90%

Tap water ****0%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****33%**

**39%

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

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**96%

Use banking services ****58%**

**38%

Television ****5%**

**4%

Mobile phone ****60%**

**55%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**6%

Car / jeep / van ****4%**

**1%

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

**23%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Kharsam?

■ Kharsam · ■ Shivaji Nagar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****63.9%**

**58.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****911**

**905

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****813**

**903

Working population ****45.0%**

**33.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 78.0% for men and 48.9% for women. 51% of men and 39% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 1 (0%) · **■** Farm labourers 2 (0%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 14 (2%) · **■** Marginal 807 (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 Shivaji Nagar

- Shankarpur2,294 people
- Boran1,968 people
- Gonwara1,937 people
- Sarhila1,905 people
- Banda1,810 people
- Baghopur1,780 people
- Dewanpur1,649 people
- Kalwara1,492 people

[All 71 villages in Shivaji Nagar](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/samastipur/shivaji-nagar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Kharsam?847105
- How far is Kharsam from Samastipur?34 km by road
- What is the population of Kharsam?1,835 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kharsam in?Samastipur district (Shivaji Nagar sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Kharsam?63.9% (Census 2011)