# Kharkhari Village, Saraipali, Mahasamund (Chhattisgarh)

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Village · Saraipali, Mahasamund 

# Kharkhari

Kharkhari is a village in Saraipali sub-district of Mahasamund district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **491321**. The 2011 Census counted **565 people in 149 households**, the 134th largest of 235 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 79.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 73.1%.

- 565people (2011)
- 149households
- 79.0%literacy
- 491321PIN code

## Kharkhari PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Kharkhari is 491321.** Kharkhari falls in Saraipali sub-district, Mahasamund district, Chhattisgarh.

- PIN code491321
- Gram panchayatKharkhari
- Community development blockSaraipali
- Census village code446065

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

## How far is Kharkhari from nearby towns?

- Saraipali (sub-district HQ)20 km by road
- Mahasamund (district HQ)131 km by road
- Saraipali (nearest town)20 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 Kharkhari?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Alternative medicine hospitalIn village · 1
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn 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 school10+ km · Paikin
- ○Degree college10+ km · Saraipali
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Basna
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)19 h summer · 20 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 Kharkhari known for?

The main crops are **paddy, black gram and kidney-bean**. About 81% of the 163 hectares of village land is sown, and 81 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 Kharkhari

Of every 100 households in Kharkhari in 2011, 99 had electricity, 8 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 17 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Kharkhari · ■ Saraipali rural average

Electricity for lighting ****99%**

**82%

Toilet within the home ****8%**

**13%

No toilet (open defecation) ****92%**

**87%

Tap water ****1%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****7%**

**6%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**96%

Use banking services ****96%**

**63%

Television ****16%**

**20%

Mobile phone ****17%**

**21%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**11%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****22%**

**22%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Kharkhari?

■ Kharkhari · ■ Saraipali rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****79.0%**

**73.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****935**

**1011

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****964**

**953

Working population ****53.1%**

**47.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 87.9% for men and 69.5% for women. 61% of men and 44% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 132 (44%) · **■** Farm labourers 142 (47%) · **■** Other work 20 (7%) · **■** Marginal 6 (2%)

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 Saraipali

- Pajharapali596 people
- Pandaripani571 people
- Raksha570 people
- Tengnapali569 people
- Nanakpali564 people
- Kendumudi552 people
- Bhursapali547 people
- Manki545 people

[All 237 villages in Saraipali](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/mahasamund/saraipali/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Kharkhari?491321
- How far is Kharkhari from Mahasamund?131 km by road
- What is the population of Kharkhari?565 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kharkhari in?Mahasamund district (Saraipali sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Kharkhari?79.0% (Census 2011)