# Kharka Village, Dumra, Sitamarhi (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/sitamarhi/dumra/kharka/ Village · Dumra, Sitamarhi # Kharka Kharka is a village in Dumra sub-district of Sitamarhi district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **2,776 people in 475 households**, the 44th largest of 73 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 61.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 50.9%. - 2,776people (2011) - 475households - 61.4%literacy - 890females per 1,000 males ## Kharka PIN code and other codes Kharka falls in Dumra sub-district, Sitamarhi district, Bihar. - Gram panchayatRampur Parodi - Community development blockDumra - Census village code219578 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Kharka from nearby towns? - Dumra (sub-district HQ)5 km by road - Sitamarhi (district HQ)5 km by road - Sitamarhi (nearest town)5 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? 16 services counted by the Census are inside Kharka; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●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 - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●ATMIn village - ●Commercial bankIn village - ●Cooperative bankIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Sitamarhi - ○Degree college5–10 km · Sitamarhi - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Sitamarhi - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes 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 known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 78% of the 201 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 Kharka Of every 100 households in Kharka in 2011, 34 had electricity, 34 a toilet at home and 17 cooked with LPG; 35 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Kharka · ■ Dumra rural average Electricity for lighting ****34%** **14% Toilet within the home ****34%** **21% No toilet (open defecation) ****64%** **78% Tap water ****1%** **2% Drinking water within premises ****42%** **31% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****17%** **6% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****82%** **91% Use banking services ****33%** **31% Television ****15%** **10% Mobile phone ****35%** **44% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****6%** **6% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****36%** **29% Own their home ****95%** **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 Kharka? ■ Kharka · ■ Dumra rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****61.4%** **50.9% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****890** **886 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****907** **930 Working population ****34.3%** **32.8% ### Women and men Literacy is 73.9% for men and 47.2% for women. 48% of men and 18% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 110 (12%) · **■** Farm labourers 165 (17%) · **■** Household industry 8 (1%) · **■** Other work 276 (29%) · **■** Marginal 393 (41%) 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 Dumra - Maniari2,908 people - Bishunpur Ketharia2,852 people - Paroha2,835 people - Parmanandpur2,830 people - Bishunathpur2,754 people - Malipur Pakri2,742 people - Paraspatti2,453 people - Rampur Bakhri2,374 people [All 73 villages in Dumra](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/sitamarhi/dumra/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Kharka from Sitamarhi?5 km by road - What is the population of Kharka?2,776 (Census 2011) - Which district is Kharka in?Sitamarhi district (Dumra sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Kharka?61.4% (Census 2011)