# Okhargar Village, Meral, Garhwa (Jharkhand) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/garhwa/meral/okhargar/ Village · Meral, Garhwa # Okhargar Okhargar is a village in Meral sub-district of Garhwa district, Jharkhand, PIN code **822114**. The 2011 Census counted **10,737 people in 2,075 households**, the 2nd largest of 75 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 57.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 59.5%. - 10,737people (2011) - 2,075households - 57.6%literacy - 822114PIN code ## Okhargar PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Okhargar is 822114.** Okhargar falls in Meral sub-district, Garhwa district, Jharkhand. - PIN code822114 - Gram panchayatOkhargara - Community development blockMeral - Census village code347667 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Okhargar from nearby towns? - Meral (sub-district HQ)17 km by road - Garhwa (district HQ)7 km by road - Garhwa (nearest town)7 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 Okhargar? 13 services counted by the Census are inside Okhargar; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 2 doctors - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Garhwa - ○Degree college5–10 km · Garhwa - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Garhwa - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Public bus service10+ km - ○Railway stationunder 5 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watercovered wells, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)2 h summer · 2 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 Okhargar known for? The main crops are **rice**. Products made here include sutali. About 51% of the 1,073 hectares of village land is sown, and 305 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 Okhargar Of every 100 households in Okhargar in 2011, 0 had electricity, 3 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 39 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Okhargar · ■ Meral rural average Electricity for lighting ****0%** **6% Toilet within the home ****3%** **3% No toilet (open defecation) ****97%** **96% Tap water ****6%** **5% Drinking water within premises ****6%** **9% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **0% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%** **99% Use banking services ****20%** **35% Television ****6%** **6% Mobile phone ****39%** **39% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****4%** **5% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****37%** **35% 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 Okhargar? ■ Okhargar · ■ Meral rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****57.6%** **59.5% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****897** **938 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****953** **948 Working population ****32.4%** **42.1% ### Women and men Literacy is 68.6% for men and 45.2% for women. 45% of men and 19% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 148 (4%) · **■** Farm labourers 319 (9%) · **■** Household industry 4 (0%) · **■** Other work 267 (8%) · **■** Marginal 2,741 (79%) 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 Meral - Meral11,908 people - Bana6,219 people - Chama5,221 people - Duldulwa4,896 people - Gonda4,789 people [All 77 villages in Meral](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/garhwa/meral/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Okhargar?822114 - How far is Okhargar from Garhwa?7 km by road - What is the population of Okhargar?10,737 (Census 2011) - Which district is Okhargar in?Garhwa district (Meral sub-district), Jharkhand - What is the literacy rate of Okhargar?57.6% (Census 2011)