# Charua Village, Khirkiya, Harda (Madhya Pradesh) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/harda/khirkiya/charua/ Village · Khirkiya, Harda # Charua Charua is a village in Khirkiya sub-district of Harda district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **3,451 people in 753 households**, the 1st largest of 80 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 82.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 69.8%. - 3,451people (2011) - 753households - 82.2%literacy - 923females per 1,000 males ## Charua PIN code and other codes Charua falls in Khirkiya sub-district, Harda district, Madhya Pradesh. - Community development blockKhirkiya - Census village code486583 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Charua from nearby towns? - Khirkiya (sub-district HQ)10 km by road - Harda (district HQ)45 km by road - Khirkiya (nearest town)10 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 Charua? 19 services counted by the Census are inside Charua; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 2 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 2 private - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Commercial bankIn village - ●Cooperative bankIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Haripura Mal - ○Degree college5–10 km · Khirkiya - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Harda - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Public bus service5–10 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river - Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 10 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 Charua known for? About 11% of the 27 hectares of village land is sown, and 3 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 Charua Of every 100 households in Charua in 2011, 87 had electricity, 56 a toilet at home and 35 cooked with LPG; 59 had a mobile phone, 26 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Charua · ■ Khirkiya rural average Electricity for lighting ****87%** **80% Toilet within the home ****56%** **29% No toilet (open defecation) ****44%** **71% Tap water ****39%** **14% Drinking water within premises ****46%** **26% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****35%** **6% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****63%** **91% Use banking services ****47%** **37% Television ****49%** **26% Mobile phone ****59%** **45% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****26%** **20% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **1% None of these assets ****26%** **40% Own their home ****93%** **95% 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 Charua? ■ Charua · ■ Khirkiya rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****82.2%** **69.8% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****923** **930 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****928** **941 Working population ****37.8%** **42.6% ### Women and men Literacy is 88.6% for men and 75.2% for women. 57% of men and 18% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 179 (14%) · **■** Farm labourers 128 (10%) · **■** Household industry 46 (4%) · **■** Other work 733 (56%) · **■** Marginal 220 (17%) 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 Khirkiya - Pokharni2,735 people - Morgarhi2,719 people - Mandla2,444 people - Choukdi2,366 people [All 87 villages in Khirkiya](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/harda/khirkiya/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Charua from Harda?45 km by road - What is the population of Charua?3,451 (Census 2011) - Which district is Charua in?Harda district (Khirkiya sub-district), Madhya Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Charua?82.2% (Census 2011)