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

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Village · Gobindpur, Dhanbad 

# Kharni

Kharni is a village in Gobindpur sub-district of Dhanbad district, Jharkhand. The 2011 Census counted **1,227 people in 205 households**, the 73rd largest of 213 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 60.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 67.6%.

- 1,227people (2011)
- 205households
- 60.9%literacy
- 911females per 1,000 males

## Kharni PIN code and other codes

Kharni falls in Gobindpur sub-district, Dhanbad district, Jharkhand.

- Gram panchayatBario
- Community development blockGobindpur
- Census village code361763

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)11 km by road
- Dhanbad (district HQ)32 km by road
- Dhanbad (nearest town)32 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?

7 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
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Dhanbad
- ○Degree college10+ km · Dhanbad
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Dhanbad
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)9 h summer · 8 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 22% of the 234 hectares of village land is sown, and 1 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, 71 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 48 had a mobile phone, 13 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Kharni · ■ Gobindpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****71%**

**81%

Toilet within the home ****2%**

**10%

No toilet (open defecation) ****98%**

**89%

Tap water ****0%**

**4%

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

**17%

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

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****91%**

**48%

Use banking services ****38%**

**54%

Television ****22%**

**37%

Mobile phone ****48%**

**51%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****13%**

**18%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****10%**

**14%

Own their home ****100%**

**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+) ****60.9%**

**67.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****911**

**933

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****685**

**918

Working population ****58.6%**

**40.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 73.8% for men and 47.3% for women. 56% of men and 61% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 37 (5%) · **■** Farm labourers 86 (12%) · **■** Other work 89 (12%) · **■** Marginal 507 (71%)

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

- Mohanpur1,252 people
- Barmeshia1,251 people
- Nawatanr1,245 people
- Tilabani1,244 people
- Kagala1,219 people
- Chhotpichhri1,179 people
- Tilaiya1,171 people
- Kubritanr1,093 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Kharni from Dhanbad?32 km by road
- What is the population of Kharni?1,227 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kharni in?Dhanbad district (Gobindpur sub-district), Jharkhand
- What is the literacy rate of Kharni?60.9% (Census 2011)