Kharkhari, Dhanbad

Kharkhari
Census Town
Kharkhari
Location in Jharkhand, India
Kharkhari
Kharkhari (India)
Coordinates: 23°46′36″N 86°13′35″E / 23.776548°N 86.226368°E / 23.776548; 86.226368Coordinates: 23°46′36″N 86°13′35″E / 23.776548°N 86.226368°E / 23.776548; 86.226368
Country  India
State Jharkhand
District Dhanbad
CD block Baghmara
Population (2011)
 • Total 5,656
Languages
 • Official Hindi, Urdu
Time zone UTC+5:30 (IST)
Vehicle registration JH
Lok Sabha constituency Giridih
Vidhan Sabha constituency Baghmara
Website dhanbad.nic.in

Kharkhari is a census town in Baghmara CD Block in Dhanbad district in the Indian state of Jharkhand.

Demographics

As per 2011 Census of India Kharkhari had a population of 5,656, of which 3,010 males and 2,646 females. Scheduled Castes numbered 2,082 and Scheduled Tribes numbered 76.[1]

As of 2001 India census,[2] Kharkhari had a population of 5,653. Males constitute 55% of the population and females 45%. Kharkhari has an average literacy rate of 55%, lower than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 66%, and female literacy is 42%. In Kharkhari, 17% of the population is under 6 years of age.

Literacy

As per 2011 census the total number of literates in Kharkhari was 3,664 out of which 2,199 were males and 1,465 were females.[1]

Economy

The following collieries function under the Govindpur Area of BCCL: Kharkhari, Maheshpur, Jogidih, Kooridih, Govindpur, S/Govindpur, Teturiya and Akash Kinaree.[3]

The Govindpur Area was formed with thirty-one collieries taken over from the private sector.[4]

References

  1. 1 2 "2011 Census C.D. Block Wise Primary Census Abstract Data(PCA)". Jharkhand – District-wise CD Blocks. Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 21 December 2015.
  2. ↑ "Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 2004-06-16. Retrieved 2008-11-01.
  3. ↑ "Dhanbad - Coal Capital of India". List of Coal Mines in Dhanbad. Jharkhand Government. Retrieved 8 October 2017.
  4. ↑ "Bharat Coking Coal Limited". Govindpur Area. BCCL. Retrieved 8 October 2017.
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