# Karhatia Buzurg Village, Chehra Kalan, Vaishali (Bihar) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/vaishali/chehra-kalan/karhatia-buzurg/ Village · Chehra Kalan, Vaishali # Karhatia Buzurg Karhatia Buzurg is a village in Chehra Kalan sub-district of Vaishali district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **6,671 people in 1,120 households**, the 3rd largest of 49 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 63.1%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 64.5%. - 6,671people (2011) - 1,120households - 63.1%literacy - 894females per 1,000 males ## Karhatia Buzurg PIN code and other codes Karhatia Buzurg falls in Chehra Kalan sub-district, Vaishali district, Bihar. - Gram panchayatKarhatia Buzurg - Community development blockChehra Kalan - Census village code235037 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Karhatia Buzurg from nearby towns? - Chehra Kalan (sub-district HQ)7 km by road - Hajipur (district HQ)30 km by road - Hajipur (nearest town)30 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 Karhatia Buzurg? 11 services counted by the Census are inside Karhatia Buzurg; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Mahua - ○Degree college5–10 km · Mahua - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Chehra Kalan - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km - ○Railway stationunder 5 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river - Electricity (2011)3 h summer · 3 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 Karhatia Buzurg known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 85% of the 283 hectares of village land is sown, and 145 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 Karhatia Buzurg Of every 100 households in Karhatia Buzurg in 2011, 2 had electricity, 30 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 72 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Karhatia Buzurg · ■ Chehra Kalan rural average Electricity for lighting ****2%** **4% Toilet within the home ****30%** **21% No toilet (open defecation) ****69%** **79% Tap water ****1%** **1% Drinking water within premises ****41%** **39% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%** **3% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%** **94% Use banking services ****38%** **52% Television ****8%** **11% Mobile phone ****72%** **69% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****10%** **11% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **2% None of these assets ****12%** **14% 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 Karhatia Buzurg? ■ Karhatia Buzurg · ■ Chehra Kalan rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****63.1%** **64.5% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****894** **912 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****881** **908 Working population ****26.1%** **33.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 71.5% for men and 53.7% for women. 48% of men and 2% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 441 (25%) · **■** Farm labourers 612 (35%) · **■** Household industry 6 (0%) · **■** Other work 200 (12%) · **■** Marginal 479 (28%) 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 Chehra Kalan - Chhapra Khajechand7,853 people - Akhtiarpur Sihan7,233 people - Mansurpur Halayia6,185 people - Chehra Kalan Urf Mohammadpur6,109 people - Mathna Malik Urf Mathna Bhim5,543 people - Rasulpur Fateh5,231 people [All 53 villages in Chehra Kalan](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/vaishali/chehra-kalan/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Karhatia Buzurg from Hajipur?30 km by road - What is the population of Karhatia Buzurg?6,671 (Census 2011) - Which district is Karhatia Buzurg in?Vaishali district (Chehra Kalan sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Karhatia Buzurg?63.1% (Census 2011)