# Kharpoka Village, Pirtanr, Giridih (Jharkhand) – PIN Code

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Village · Pirtanr, Giridih 

# Kharpoka

Kharpoka is a village in Pirtanr sub-district of Giridih district, Jharkhand, PIN code **825108**. The 2011 Census counted **3,067 people in 609 households**, the 3rd largest of 194 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 59.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 52.6%.

- 3,067people (2011)
- 609households
- 59.0%literacy
- 825108PIN code

## Kharpoka PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Kharpoka is 825108.** Kharpoka falls in Pirtanr sub-district, Giridih district, Jharkhand.

- PIN code825108
- Gram panchayatKharpoka
- Community development blockPirtanr
- Census village code352901

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

## How far is Kharpoka from nearby towns?

- Pirtanr (sub-district HQ)15 km by road
- Giridih (district HQ)45 km by road
- Giridih (nearest town)45 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 Kharpoka?

11 services counted by the Census are inside Kharpoka; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Kumharlalo
- ○Degree college10+ km · Giridih
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Dhanbad
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and canal / river

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 Kharpoka known for?

The main crops are **rice**. About 10% of the 337 hectares of village land is sown, and 6 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 Kharpoka

Of every 100 households in Kharpoka in 2011, 0 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 41 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Kharpoka · ■ Pirtanr rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**8%

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

**4%

No toilet (open defecation) ****95%**

**96%

Tap water ****0%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****4%**

**6%

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

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****93%**

**94%

Use banking services ****31%**

**42%

Television ****2%**

**6%

Mobile phone ****41%**

**36%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**7%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****38%**

**35%

Own their home ****99%**

**98%

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 Kharpoka?

■ Kharpoka · ■ Pirtanr rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****59.0%**

**52.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****939**

**959

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****917**

**967

Working population ****35.5%**

**48.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 73.3% for men and 43.9% for women. 46% of men and 24% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 47 (4%) · **■** Farm labourers 50 (5%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 115 (11%) · **■** Marginal 875 (80%)

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 Pirtanr

- Palganj5,073 people
- Bishunpur3,231 people
- Madhuban3,059 people
- Chirki2,608 people
- Kurko1,952 people
- Angaia1,809 people

[All 197 villages in Pirtanr](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/giridih/pirtanr/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Kharpoka?825108
- How far is Kharpoka from Giridih?45 km by road
- What is the population of Kharpoka?3,067 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kharpoka in?Giridih district (Pirtanr sub-district), Jharkhand
- What is the literacy rate of Kharpoka?59.0% (Census 2011)