# Kharkhana Village, Amlarem, Jaintia Hills (Meghalaya)

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Village · Amlarem, Jaintia Hills 

# Kharkhana

Kharkhana is a village in Amlarem sub-district of Jaintia Hills district, Meghalaya, PIN code **793109**. The 2011 Census counted **333 people in 59 households**, the 46th largest of 95 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 79.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 70.2%.

- 333people (2011)
- 59households
- 79.4%literacy
- 793109PIN code

## Kharkhana PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Kharkhana is 793109.** Kharkhana falls in Amlarem sub-district, Jaintia Hills district, Meghalaya.

- PIN code793109
- Community development blockAmlarem
- Census village code279378

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

## How far is Kharkhana from nearby towns?

- Amlarem (sub-district HQ)45 km by road
- Jowai (district HQ)70 km by road
- Jowai (nearest town)70 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 Kharkhana?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Kharkhana; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Jowai
- ○Degree college10+ km · Jowai
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Shillong
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)24 h summer · 24 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 Kharkhana known for?

The main crops are **arecanut and betel leaves**. 

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

## Homes and amenities in Kharkhana

Of every 100 households in Kharkhana in 2011, 70 had electricity, 74 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 25 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Kharkhana · ■ Amlarem rural average

Electricity for lighting ****70%**

**71%

Toilet within the home ****74%**

**18%

No toilet (open defecation) ****19%**

**78%

Tap water ****2%**

**67%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**16%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**96%

Use banking services ****0%**

**46%

Television ****18%**

**20%

Mobile phone ****25%**

**34%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**1%

Car / jeep / van ****4%**

**2%

None of these assets ****61%**

**54%

Own their home ****100%**

**89%

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 Kharkhana?

■ Kharkhana · ■ Amlarem rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****79.4%**

**70.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****903**

**1002

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****614**

**987

Working population ****42.3%**

**42.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 79.4% for men and 79.4% for women. 41% of men and 44% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 2 (1%) · **■** Farm labourers 25 (18%) · **■** Other work 65 (46%) · **■** Marginal 49 (35%)

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 Amlarem

- Amtapoh389 people
- Amlari Model367 people
- Umsalang363 people
- Kudeng Thymmai360 people
- Sohkha Model326 people
- Pdengkarong316 people
- Pasadwar309 people
- Mawlong307 people

[All 98 villages in Amlarem](https://wherepedia.org/india/meghalaya/jaintia-hills/amlarem/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Kharkhana?793109
- How far is Kharkhana from Jowai?70 km by road
- What is the population of Kharkhana?333 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kharkhana in?Jaintia Hills district (Amlarem sub-district), Meghalaya
- What is the literacy rate of Kharkhana?79.4% (Census 2011)