# Kharam Village, Baliapur, Dhanbad (Jharkhand) – PIN Code

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Village · Baliapur, Dhanbad 

# Kharam

Kharam is a village in Baliapur sub-district of Dhanbad district, Jharkhand, PIN code **828115**. The 2011 Census counted **522 people in 89 households**, the 56th largest of 63 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 53.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 69.6%.

- 522people (2011)
- 89households
- 53.2%literacy
- 828115PIN code

## Kharam PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Kharam is 828115.** Kharam falls in Baliapur sub-district, Dhanbad district, Jharkhand.

- PIN code828115
- Gram panchayatSurunga
- Community development blockBaliapur
- Census village code361909

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

## How far is Kharam from nearby towns?

- Baliapur (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Dhanbad (district HQ)20 km by road
- Dhanbad (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 Kharam?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Kharam; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 2 doctors
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Kusmatanr
- ○Degree college10+ km · Dhanbad
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Dhanbad
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway stationunder 5 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 10 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 Kharam known for?

The main crops are **rice**. About 56% of the 194 hectares of village land is sown, and 4 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 Kharam

Of every 100 households in Kharam in 2011, 69 had electricity, 9 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 53 had a mobile phone, 28 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Kharam · ■ Baliapur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****69%**

**74%

Toilet within the home ****9%**

**11%

No toilet (open defecation) ****91%**

**88%

Tap water ****8%**

**8%

Drinking water within premises ****29%**

**18%

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

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****22%**

**59%

Use banking services ****89%**

**62%

Television ****65%**

**43%

Mobile phone ****53%**

**50%

Computer with internet ****4%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****28%**

**21%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****2%**

**11%

Own their home ****95%**

**95%

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 Kharam?

■ Kharam · ■ Baliapur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****53.2%**

**69.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****912**

**924

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****972**

**921

Working population ****27.6%**

**34.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 68.4% for men and 36.4% for women. 43% of men and 11% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 1 (1%) · **■** Household industry 3 (2%) · **■** Other work 17 (12%) · **■** Marginal 123 (85%)

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 Baliapur

- Barisal Alias Salbisal602 people
- Hariaria590 people
- Bijaydih555 people
- Mokobrahmottar543 people
- Asanbani521 people
- Abulhasan Alias Malikdihalia498 people
- Fakiradih370 people
- Sapta336 people

[All 64 villages in Baliapur](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/dhanbad/baliapur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Kharam?828115
- How far is Kharam from Dhanbad?20 km by road
- What is the population of Kharam?522 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kharam in?Dhanbad district (Baliapur sub-district), Jharkhand
- What is the literacy rate of Kharam?53.2% (Census 2011)