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

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Village · Topchanchi, Dhanbad 

# Kharni

Kharni is a village in Topchanchi sub-district of Dhanbad district, Jharkhand, PIN code **835227**. The 2011 Census counted **951 people in 173 households**, the 40th largest of 105 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 58.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 70.9%.

- 951people (2011)
- 173households
- 58.3%literacy
- 835227PIN code

## Kharni PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Kharni is 835227.** Kharni falls in Topchanchi sub-district, Dhanbad district, Jharkhand.

- PIN code835227
- Gram panchayatDhangi
- Community development blockTopchanchi
- Census village code361370

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?

- Topchanchi (sub-district HQ)8 km by road
- Dhanbad (district HQ)17 km by road
- Dhanbad (nearest town)17 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
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Katras
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Katras
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Dhanbad
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, canal / river 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 5% of the 184 hectares of village land is sown, and 2 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, 70 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 46 had a mobile phone, 14 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Kharni · ■ Topchanchi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****70%**

**71%

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

**7%

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

**93%

Tap water ****1%**

**2%

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

**21%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****92%**

**61%

Use banking services ****47%**

**63%

Television ****32%**

**32%

Mobile phone ****46%**

**51%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****14%**

**16%

Car / jeep / van ****4%**

**1%

None of these assets ****27%**

**20%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Kharni?

■ Kharni · ■ Topchanchi rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****58.3%**

**70.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****933**

**924

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000**

**909

Working population ****39.6%**

**35.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 72.3% for men and 43.2% for women. 48% of men and 30% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 12 (3%) · **■** Farm labourers 5 (1%) · **■** Other work 70 (19%) · **■** Marginal 290 (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 Topchanchi

- Chirudih999 people
- Belatanr987 people
- Koradih963 people
- Kalyanpur961 people
- Ganeshpur909 people
- Rangadih875 people
- Paharpur874 people
- Singdih862 people

[All 113 villages in Topchanchi](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/dhanbad/topchanchi/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Kharni?835227
- How far is Kharni from Dhanbad?17 km by road
- What is the population of Kharni?951 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kharni in?Dhanbad district (Topchanchi sub-district), Jharkhand
- What is the literacy rate of Kharni?58.3% (Census 2011)