Village · Nawadiha Bazar/Nawadiha*, Palamu
# Kharar

Kharar is a village in Nawadiha Bazar/Nawadiha* sub-district of Palamu district, Jharkhand, PIN code 822113. The 2011 Census counted 684 people in 145 households, the 41st largest of 91 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 45.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 53.4%.
- 684 people (2011)
- 145 households
- 45.8% literacy
- 822113 PIN code

## Kharar PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Kharar is 822113. Kharar falls in Nawadiha Bazar/Nawadiha* sub-district, Palamu district, Jharkhand.
- PIN code 822113
- Gram panchayat Charai 2
- Community development block Nawadiha Bazar/Nawadiha*
- Census village code 365617

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

## How far is Kharar from nearby towns?
- Nawadiha Bazar/Nawadiha (sub-district HQ) 3 km by road
- Palamu (district HQ) 70 km by road
- Medininagar (nearest town) 60 km by road

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

## What facilities are there in Kharar?

5 services counted by the Census are inside Kharar; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Primary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village
- ● Cooperative bank In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village
- ● Public library In village

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

### Water and power
- Drinking water hand pumps

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

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Kharar known for?

The main crops are rice. About 35% of the 199 hectares of village land is sown.

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

## Homes and amenities in Kharar

Of every 100 households in Kharar in 2011, 1 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 11 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Kharar · ■ Nawadiha Bazar/Nawadiha* rural average
- Electricity for lighting 1% 1%
- Toilet within the home 1% 5%
- No toilet (open defecation) 99% 95%
- Tap water 1% 3%
- Drinking water within premises 3% 15%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 0%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 99% 99%
- Use banking services 6% 32%
- Television 0% 5%
- Mobile phone 11% 35%
- Computer with internet 1% 0%
- Two-wheeler 0% 4%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 1%
- None of these assets 58% 42%
- Own their home 99% 99%

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

## What is the population of Kharar?

■ Kharar · ■ Nawadiha Bazar/Nawadiha* rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 45.8% 53.4%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 927 927
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 1269 986
- Working population 23.7% 43.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 50.8% for men and 39.9% for women. 45% of men and 1% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 114 (70%) · ■ Household industry 1 (1%) · ■ Other work 2 (1%) · ■ Marginal 45 (28%)

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

## Other villages of similar size in Nawadiha Bazar/Nawadiha*
- Lakrahi 717 people
- Maradag 717 people
- Risyapa 708 people
- Naudiha 706 people
- Harna 663 people
- Sahiyar 663 people
- Anata Kalan 653 people
- Pokhraha 643 people

All 98 villages in Nawadiha Bazar/Nawadiha*

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Kharar? 822113
- How far is Kharar from Palamu? 70 km by road
- What is the population of Kharar? 684 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kharar in? Palamu district (Nawadiha Bazar/Nawadiha* sub-district), Jharkhand
- What is the literacy rate of Kharar? 45.8% (Census 2011)

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