# Kharka Village, Runisaidpur, Sitamarhi (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/sitamarhi/runisaidpur/kharka/ Village · Runisaidpur, Sitamarhi # Kharka Kharka is a village in Runisaidpur sub-district of Sitamarhi district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **3,524 people in 820 households**, the 30th largest of 100 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 39.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 52.7%. - 3,524people (2011) - 820households - 39.4%literacy - 878females per 1,000 males ## Kharka PIN code and other codes Kharka falls in Runisaidpur sub-district, Sitamarhi district, Bihar. - Gram panchayatKharka - Community development blockRunisaidpur - Census village code219502 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? - Runisaidpur (sub-district HQ)9 km by road - Sitamarhi (district HQ)28 km by road - Sitamarhi (nearest town)28 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? 9 services counted by the Census are inside Kharka; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt · 2 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Runisaidpur - ○Degree college10+ km · Sitamarhi - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Sitamarhi - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Public bus service5–10 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river 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 46% of the 241 hectares of village land is sown, and 80 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, 0 had electricity, 11 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 71 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Kharka · ■ Runisaidpur rural average Electricity for lighting ****0%** **9% Toilet within the home ****11%** **20% No toilet (open defecation) ****86%** **79% Tap water ****2%** **1% Drinking water within premises ****16%** **32% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **3% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****84%** **94% Use banking services ****17%** **36% Television ****3%** **8% Mobile phone ****71%** **45% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****1%** **4% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****12%** **34% 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? ■ Kharka · ■ Runisaidpur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****39.4%** **52.7% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****878** **885 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****933** **928 Working population ****43.1%** **32.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 44.5% for men and 33.5% for women. 51% of men and 34% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 312 (21%) · **■** Farm labourers 552 (36%) · **■** Household industry 7 (0%) · **■** Other work 46 (3%) · **■** Marginal 602 (40%) 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 Runisaidpur - Mauna4,385 people - Rain Bishuni4,085 people - Mahindwara3,737 people - Kauria3,715 people - Kodaria3,469 people - Manpur Ratnauli urf Ratnouli Asli3,180 people - Bahilwara Tola Dhanukhi3,134 people - Bahilwara urf Garha3,000 people [All 102 villages in Runisaidpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/sitamarhi/runisaidpur/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Kharka from Sitamarhi?28 km by road - What is the population of Kharka?3,524 (Census 2011) - Which district is Kharka in?Sitamarhi district (Runisaidpur sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Kharka?39.4% (Census 2011)