Village · Bishungarh, Hazaribagh
# Alkhari Kalan

Alkhari Kalan is a village in Bishungarh sub-district of Hazaribagh district, Jharkhand, PIN code 825312. The 2011 Census counted 556 people in 82 households, the 61st largest of 89 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 51.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 60.6%.
- 556 people (2011)
- 82 households
- 51.2% literacy
- 825312 PIN code

## Alkhari Kalan PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Alkhari Kalan is 825312. Alkhari Kalan falls in Bishungarh sub-district, Hazaribagh district, Jharkhand.
- PIN code 825312
- Gram panchayat Husumbha
- Community development block Bishungarh
- Census village code 368412

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Alkhari Kalan from nearby towns?
- Hazaribagh (district HQ) 55 km by road
- Hazaribagh (nearest town) 55 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Alkhari Kalan?

4 services counted by the Census are inside Alkhari Kalan; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Primary school In village · 2 govt
- ● Middle school In village · 2 govt
- ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Bishnugarh
- ○ Degree college 5–10 km · Bishnugarh
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Hazaribagh
- ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 5–10 km
- ○ Dispensary 10+ km
- ○ Post office 10+ km
- ○ Public bus service 5–10 km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM 10+ km
- ○ Commercial bank 5–10 km
- ○ Ration (PDS) shop 5–10 km
- ○ Mandi / regular market 5–10 km
- ○ Public library 10+ km

### Water and power
- Drinking water hand pumps and tanks / ponds

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Alkhari Kalan known for?

The main crops are rice. About 4% of the 189 hectares of village land is sown, and 7 hectares are irrigated.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in Alkhari Kalan

Of every 100 households in Alkhari Kalan in 2011, 100 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 18 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Alkhari Kalan · ■ Bishungarh rural average
- Electricity for lighting 100% 74%
- Toilet within the home 0% 6%
- No toilet (open defecation) 100% 93%
- Tap water 0% 3%
- Drinking water within premises 0% 15%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 0%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 77%
- Use banking services 43% 65%
- Television 1% 18%
- Mobile phone 18% 70%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 4% 14%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 2%
- None of these assets 12% 15%
- Own their home 100% 99%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Alkhari Kalan?

■ Alkhari Kalan · ■ Bishungarh rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 51.2% 60.6%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 951 986
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 750 928
- Working population 54.9% 48.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 72.9% for men and 29.6% for women. 52% of men and 58% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Marginal 305 (100%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Bishungarh
- Tilaiya 654 people
- Basaria 616 people
- Chukchuko 586 people
- Kharkhundo 567 people
- Rangamati 543 people
- Lahariadih 497 people
- Chirudih 481 people
- Chalkari Kalan 471 people

All 97 villages in Bishungarh

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Alkhari Kalan? 825312
- How far is Alkhari Kalan from Hazaribagh? 55 km by road
- What is the population of Alkhari Kalan? 556 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Alkhari Kalan in? Hazaribagh district (Bishungarh sub-district), Jharkhand
- What is the literacy rate of Alkhari Kalan? 51.2% (Census 2011)

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