# Kharni Village, Gobindpur, Dhanbad (Jharkhand) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Gobindpur, Dhanbad 

# Kharni

Kharni is a village in Gobindpur sub-district of Dhanbad district, Jharkhand, PIN code **834001**. The 2011 Census counted **2,244 people in 374 households**, the 24th largest of 213 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 78.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 67.6%.

- 2,244people (2011)
- 374households
- 78.8%literacy
- 834001PIN code

## Kharni PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Kharni is 834001.** Kharni falls in Gobindpur sub-district, Dhanbad district, Jharkhand.

- PIN code834001
- Gram panchayatKharni
- Community development blockGobindpur
- Census village code361663

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

## How far is Kharni from nearby towns?

- Gobindpur (sub-district HQ)16 km by road
- Dhanbad (district HQ)16 km by road
- Dhanbad (nearest town)16 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 Kharni?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Kharni; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Rajganj
- ○Degree college10+ km · Dhanbad
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Dhanbad
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 15 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 Kharni known for?

The main crops are **rice**. About 30% of the 232 hectares of village land is sown, and 32 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 Kharni

Of every 100 households in Kharni in 2011, 99 had electricity, 8 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 57 had a mobile phone, 31 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Kharni · ■ Gobindpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****99%**

**81%

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

**10%

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

**89%

Tap water ****6%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****17%**

**17%

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

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****8%**

**48%

Use banking services ****93%**

**54%

Television ****51%**

**37%

Mobile phone ****57%**

**51%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****31%**

**18%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****1%**

**14%

Own their home ****99%**

**96%

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 Kharni?

■ Kharni · ■ Gobindpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****78.8%**

**67.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****928**

**933

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****873**

**918

Working population ****57.6%**

**40.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 88.5% for men and 68.5% for women. 65% of men and 49% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 128 (10%) · **■** Farm labourers 61 (5%) · **■** Household industry 107 (8%) · **■** Other work 533 (41%) · **■** Marginal 463 (36%)

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 Gobindpur

- Moranga2,459 people
- Baranawatanr2,418 people
- Gai Dahra2,398 people
- Metayala2,266 people
- Kumardi2,242 people
- Kaladabar2,238 people
- Dumdumi2,081 people
- Asanbani1,970 people

[All 220 villages in Gobindpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/dhanbad/gobindpur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Kharni?834001
- How far is Kharni from Dhanbad?16 km by road
- What is the population of Kharni?2,244 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kharni in?Dhanbad district (Gobindpur sub-district), Jharkhand
- What is the literacy rate of Kharni?78.8% (Census 2011)