# Kharpada Village, Pen, Raigarh (Maharashtra) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Pen, Raigarh 

# Kharpada

Kharpada is a village in Pen sub-district of Raigarh district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **1,701 people in 384 households**, the 20th largest of 151 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 77.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 74.2%.

- 1,701people (2011)
- 384households
- 77.7%literacy
- 989females per 1,000 males

## Kharpada PIN code and other codes

Kharpada falls in Pen sub-district, Raigarh district, Maharashtra.

- Community development blockPen
- Census village code553858

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

## How far is Kharpada from nearby towns?

- Pen (sub-district HQ)12 km by road
- Alibag (district HQ)41 km by road
- Pen (nearest town)12 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 Kharpada?

15 services counted by the Census are inside Kharpada; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●National highwayIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Pen
- ○Degree college10+ km · Pen
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Pen
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)19 h summer · 22 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 Kharpada known for?

About 27% of the 129 hectares of village land is sown.

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

## Homes and amenities in Kharpada

Of every 100 households in Kharpada in 2011, 94 had electricity, 50 a toilet at home and 56 cooked with LPG; 75 had a mobile phone, 27 a two-wheeler and 5 a car.

■ Kharpada · ■ Pen rural average

Electricity for lighting ****94%**

**85%

Toilet within the home ****50%**

**38%

No toilet (open defecation) ****48%**

**27%

Tap water ****100%**

**70%

Drinking water within premises ****86%**

**36%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****56%**

**37%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****43%**

**57%

Use banking services ****80%**

**53%

Television ****71%**

**53%

Mobile phone ****75%**

**41%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****27%**

**14%

Car / jeep / van ****5%**

**2%

None of these assets ****12%**

**27%

Own their home ****91%**

**91%

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 Kharpada?

■ Kharpada · ■ Pen rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****77.7%**

**74.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****989**

**966

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****867**

**968

Working population ****37.2%**

**45.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 85.6% for men and 69.9% for women. 56% of men and 18% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 70 (11%) · **■** Farm labourers 55 (9%) · **■** Household industry 17 (3%) · **■** Other work 298 (47%) · **■** Marginal 193 (30%)

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 Pen

- Mahalmirya Dongar1,859 people
- Kharoshi1,831 people
- Hamrapur1,820 people
- Ambeghar1,760 people
- Patani Pandapur1,683 people
- Sawarsai1,669 people
- Shedashi1,660 people
- Wadhav1,660 people

[All 169 villages in Pen](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/raigarh/pen/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Kharpada from Alibag?41 km by road
- What is the population of Kharpada?1,701 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kharpada in?Raigarh district (Pen sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Kharpada?77.7% (Census 2011)