# Kharka Basant Village, Bokhara, Sitamarhi (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/sitamarhi/bokhara/kharka-basant/ Village · Bokhara, Sitamarhi # Kharka Basant Kharka Basant is a village in Bokhara sub-district of Sitamarhi district, Bihar, PIN code **847302**. The 2011 Census counted **16,018 people in 3,513 households**, the 1st largest of 23 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 56.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 48.6%. - 16,018people (2011) - 3,513households - 56.0%literacy - 847302PIN code ## Kharka Basant PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Kharka Basant is 847302.** Kharka Basant falls in Bokhara sub-district, Sitamarhi district, Bihar. - PIN code847302 - Gram panchayatKharka Basant North, Kharka Basant South - Community development blockBokhara - Census village code219788 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Kharka Basant from nearby towns? - Bokhara (sub-district HQ)4 km by road - Sitamarhi (district HQ)40 km by road - Pupri (nearest town)13 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 Kharka Basant? 20 services counted by the Census are inside Kharka Basant; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Commercial bankIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Mandi / regular marketIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Balasath - ○Degree college10+ km · Chandauna - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Sitamarhi - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Public bus service10+ km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps and canal / river - Electricity (2011)4 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 Kharka Basant known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 51% of the 1,202 hectares of village land is sown, and 31 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 Kharka Basant Of every 100 households in Kharka Basant in 2011, 1 had electricity, 20 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 49 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Kharka Basant · ■ Bokhara rural average Electricity for lighting ****1%** **1% Toilet within the home ****20%** **20% No toilet (open defecation) ****80%** **80% Tap water ****0%** **2% Drinking water within premises ****34%** **34% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%** **2% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%** **95% Use banking services ****32%** **31% Television ****4%** **4% Mobile phone ****49%** **48% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****4%** **4% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****28%** **28% Own their home ****100%** **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 Kharka Basant? ■ Kharka Basant · ■ Bokhara rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****56.0%** **48.6% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****911** **905 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****935** **927 Working population ****26.3%** **30.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 66.0% for men and 45.0% for women. 46% of men and 5% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 833 (20%) · **■** Farm labourers 1,792 (42%) · **■** Household industry 13 (0%) · **■** Other work 517 (12%) · **■** Marginal 1,065 (25%) 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 Bokhara - Banaul15,617 people - Bokhra14,459 people - Madsudanpur Dumri Mahisautha10,892 people - Burhmagra Jajuara Khurd10,349 people [All 28 villages in Bokhara](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/sitamarhi/bokhara/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Kharka Basant?847302 - How far is Kharka Basant from Sitamarhi?40 km by road - What is the population of Kharka Basant?16,018 (Census 2011) - Which district is Kharka Basant in?Sitamarhi district (Bokhara sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Kharka Basant?56.0% (Census 2011)