# Kharsan Village, Riga, Sitamarhi (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Riga, Sitamarhi 

# Kharsan

Kharsan is a village in Riga sub-district of Sitamarhi district, Bihar, PIN code **843327**. The 2011 Census counted **5,056 people in 1,089 households**, the 17th largest of 39 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 56.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 54.2%.

- 5,056people (2011)
- 1,089households
- 56.3%literacy
- 843327PIN code

## Kharsan PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Kharsan is 843327.** Kharsan falls in Riga sub-district, Sitamarhi district, Bihar.

- PIN code843327
- Gram panchayatSahbajpur
- Community development blockRiga
- Census village code219379

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

## How far is Kharsan from nearby towns?

- Riga (sub-district HQ)5 km by road
- Sitamarhi (district HQ)11 km by road
- Sitamarhi (nearest town)11 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 Kharsan?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Kharsan; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Majhaulia
- ○Degree college10+ km · Sitamarhi
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Sitamarhi
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)3 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 Kharsan known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 76% of the 499 hectares of village land is sown, and 98 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 Kharsan

Of every 100 households in Kharsan in 2011, 5 had electricity, 24 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 44 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Kharsan · ■ Riga rural average

Electricity for lighting ****5%**

**7%

Toilet within the home ****24%**

**19%

No toilet (open defecation) ****76%**

**80%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****40%**

**35%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****95%**

**95%

Use banking services ****40%**

**35%

Television ****7%**

**8%

Mobile phone ****44%**

**47%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**5%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****40%**

**28%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Kharsan?

■ Kharsan · ■ Riga rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****56.3%**

**54.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****884**

**894

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****889**

**937

Working population ****28.3%**

**28.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 63.3% for men and 48.4% for women. 47% of men and 8% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 409 (29%) · **■** Farm labourers 652 (46%) · **■** Household industry 4 (0%) · **■** Other work 110 (8%) · **■** Marginal 257 (18%)

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 Riga

- Sirahi5,608 people
- Bhagwanpur5,519 people
- Mahesia5,301 people
- Kusumari5,270 people
- Sonar4,956 people
- Bhawanipur4,937 people
- Anhari Ujiari4,229 people
- Bhorha3,752 people

[All 42 villages in Riga](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/sitamarhi/riga/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Kharsan?843327
- How far is Kharsan from Sitamarhi?11 km by road
- What is the population of Kharsan?5,056 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kharsan in?Sitamarhi district (Riga sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Kharsan?56.3% (Census 2011)