# Kharkuwan Village, Devipur, Deoghar (Jharkhand) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Devipur, Deoghar 

# Kharkuwan

Kharkuwan is a village in Devipur sub-district of Deoghar district, Jharkhand, PIN code **814112**. The 2011 Census counted **1,489 people in 301 households**, the 8th largest of 223 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 67.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 59.4%.

- 1,489people (2011)
- 301households
- 67.1%literacy
- 814112PIN code

## Kharkuwan PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Kharkuwan is 814112.** Kharkuwan falls in Devipur sub-district, Deoghar district, Jharkhand.

- PIN code814112
- Gram panchayatBhojpur
- Community development blockDevipur
- Census village code354425

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

## How far is Kharkuwan from nearby towns?

- Devpur (sub-district HQ)12 km by road
- Deoghar (district HQ)8 km by road
- Deoghar (nearest town)8 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 Kharkuwan?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Kharkuwan; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Railway stationIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●ATMIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Pirarkhadih
- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Deoghar
- ○Degree college10+ km · Deoghar
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Dumka
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)5 h summer · 5 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 Kharkuwan known for?

The main crops are **rice**. About 69% of the 231 hectares of village land is sown, and 23 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 Kharkuwan

Of every 100 households in Kharkuwan in 2011, 83 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 37 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Kharkuwan · ■ Devipur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****83%**

**41%

Toilet within the home ****4%**

**4%

No toilet (open defecation) ****96%**

**96%

Tap water ****1%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****18%**

**9%

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

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**92%

Use banking services ****63%**

**44%

Television ****14%**

**11%

Mobile phone ****37%**

**40%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**7%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****20%**

**22%

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 Kharkuwan?

■ Kharkuwan · ■ Devipur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****67.1%**

**59.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****866**

**922

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1040**

**970

Working population ****50.2%**

**34.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 80.7% for men and 50.8% for women. 54% of men and 46% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 59 (8%) · **■** Farm labourers 68 (9%) · **■** Household industry 9 (1%) · **■** Other work 39 (5%) · **■** Marginal 573 (77%)

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 Devipur

- Ramudih1,618 people
- Mohuatanr1,597 people
- Jitjori1,579 people
- Barwan1,530 people
- Jhumarbad1,488 people
- Rajpura1,465 people
- Gidhaia1,357 people
- Kasati1,344 people

[All 259 villages in Devipur](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/deoghar/devipur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Kharkuwan?814112
- How far is Kharkuwan from Deoghar?8 km by road
- What is the population of Kharkuwan?1,489 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kharkuwan in?Deoghar district (Devipur sub-district), Jharkhand
- What is the literacy rate of Kharkuwan?67.1% (Census 2011)