Kharkatwa, Gaunaha, Pashchim Champaran, Bihar, India

Content updated on May 17, 2024.

Geographic Location of Kharkatwa


The village Kharkatwa is located in Gaunaha C.D.Block of Pashchim Champaran District in the State of Bihar in India. It is governed by Bajra Gram Panchayat. It comes under Gaunaha Community Development Block. The nearest town is Narkatiyaganj, which is about 14 kilometers away from Kharkatwa.

Travel and Communication for Kharkatwa


The village is connected by public bus services. There is a railway station more than 10 kms away from the village.

Postal Address:
Kharkatwa,
Pashchim Champaran,
Bihar, India
PIN - 845455

Climate Change, Weather and Environment Reports / Data for Kharkatwa


Climate, Environment and Weather data, climate change reports etc. for Kharkatwa is available as professional paid service. You may contact us for further details and sample data.

A brief summary of available data for Kharkatwa is given below:

CategoryResolutionPeriod
Precipitation - hHalf Hourly / 0.1 deg (11 kms) grid2001 - 2024
Precipitation - lDaily / 0.25 deg (28 kms) grid1901 - 2024
Temperature - hMonthly / 0.5 deg (55 kms) grid1901 - 2023
Temperature - lDaily / 1 deg (111 kms) grid1951 - 2024

Social Structure of Kharkatwa


As per available data from the year 2009, 741 persons live in 137 house holds in the village Kharkatwa. There are 354 female individuals and 387 male individuals in the village. Females constitute 47.77% and males constitute 52.23% of the total population.

There are 499 scheduled castes persons of which 241 are females and 258 are males. Females constitute 48.3% and males constitute 51.7% of the scheduled castes population. Scheduled castes constitute 67.34% of the total population.

Population density of Kharkatwa is 266.55 persons per square kilometer.

Land and Natural Resources in Kharkatwa


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Total area of Kharkatwa is 278 Hectares as per the data available for the year 2009.

Total sown/agricultural area is 248.35 ha. About 38.72 ha is un-irrigated area. About 209.63 ha is irrigated area. About 188.23 ha is irrigated by canal water. About 21.4 ha is irrigated by wells/tube wells.

About 12.25 ha is in non-agricultural use. About 1.31 ha is used permanent pastures and grazing lands. About 8.1 ha is under miscellaneous tree crops.

About 6.01 ha is lying as current fallow area. About 1.12 ha is culturable waste land. About 0.58 ha is lying as fallow land other than current fallows. About 0.28 ha is covered by barren and un-cultivable land.

Schools in Kharkatwa


There is a private pre-primary school in the village Kharkatwa.

There is a government primary school. Additionally, there is a private primary school in the village Kharkatwa.

There are no private or government middle schools in the village. However, there is a private middle school in Patkhauli, which is 5-10 kms away from Kharkatwa.

There are no private or government secondary schools in the village. However, there is a private secondary school in Amlova, which is 5-10 kms away from Kharkatwa.

There are no private or government senior secondary schools in the village. However, there is a private senior secondary school in Narkatiaganj, which is more than 10 kms away from Kharkatwa.

Colleges in Kharkatwa


There are no private or government arts and science degree colleges in the village. However, there is a private arts and science degree college in Nerkatiaganj, which is more than 10 kms away from Kharkatwa.

There are no private or government engineering colleges in the village. However, there is a government engineering college in Motihari, which is more than 10 kms away from Kharkatwa.

There are no private or government medical colleges in the village. However, there is a private medical college in Bettiah, which is more than 10 kms away from Kharkatwa.

There are no private or government management institutes in the village. However, there is a private management institute in Muzaffarpur, which is more than 10 kms away from Kharkatwa.

There are no private or government polytechnic institutes in the village. However, there is a private polytechnic institute in Muzaffarpur, which is more than 10 kms away from Kharkatwa.

Other Educational Facilities in Kharkatwa


There are no private or government vocational training school / ITIs in the village. However, there is a private vocational training school / ITI in Bettiah, which is more than 10 kms away from Kharkatwa.

There are no private or government non formal training centres in the village. However, there is a private non formal training centre in Bettiah, which is more than 10 kms away from Kharkatwa.

There are no private or government differently abled schools in the village. However, there is a private differently abled school in Bettiah, which is more than 10 kms away from Kharkatwa.

Healthcare Facilities in Kharkatwa


There is a community health centre 5-10 kms away from Kharkatwa.

There is a primary health centre more than 10 kms away from Kharkatwa.

There is a primary health sub-centre less than 5 kms away from Kharkatwa.

There is a maternity and child welfare centre less than 5 kms away from Kharkatwa.

There is a TB clinic more than 10 kms away from Kharkatwa.

There is a allopathic hospital more than 10 kms away from Kharkatwa.

There is a alternative medicine hospital more than 10 kms away from Kharkatwa.

There is a dispensary less than 5 kms away from Kharkatwa.

There is a veterinary hospital more than 10 kms away from Kharkatwa.

There is a mobile health centre more than 10 kms away from Kharkatwa.

There is a family welfare centre more than 10 kms away from Kharkatwa.

*Note: Most of the above information provided as per data compiled from the year 2009.

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