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Kharauni

खरौनी
Hathua mandal
Pincode 841243
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Festival

Dussehra (Vijayadashami)दशहरा

Kharauni observes Dussehra (Vijayadashami) on Tuesday, 20 October 2026, along with the rest of Bihar.

20 OctObserved in 36 states

Temples near Kharauni

  • Mathiyaa · 1.7 km
  • Shiv Mandir · 1.9 km
  • Surya Mandir · 2.0 km

Named places of worship on record

Temple in Hathua mandal

The principal temple recorded for Hathua mandal is Hanuman Mandir. No temple of this dedication is on record within Kharauni itself.

Dussehra (Vijayadashami) in Bihar

Ramlila through the nine nights and the burning of Ravana, Meghnad and Kumbhakarna effigies on Dussehra evening. Kullu Dussehra in Himachal begins on Vijayadashami and runs a week, with village deities carried to Dhalpur maidan.

The regional form observed across North India. How any one household or village keeps it varies, and is not something recorded here.

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Mapped via ECI-published constituency boundary (mandal centroid containment, Datameet)
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Kharauni is a village in Hathua mandal, Gopalganj district, Bihar. With 3,453 residents across 539 households, it has a literacy rate of 50.1%. The village is situated at 25.480°N, 84.652°E with PIN code 841243.

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LGD code
230612
Pincode
841243
Post office
Sahpur
Population
3,453
Households
539
Literacy rate
50.1%
Sex ratio
1059 ♀/1000♂
Workers
1,220
Distance to district centre
88 km
Distance to mandal centre
101 km
Distance to Patna
50 km
Distance to Kolkata
497 km
Nearest railway station
Udwant Nagar Halt · 5 km
Nearest hospital / PHC
Government Hospital, Morath · 7 km
Census 2011 · in context

How Kharauni compares

By population, Kharauni ranks #18 of 108 villages in Hathua mandal.

Literacy rate
%
50.1%
−7.2% vs mandal average
Kharauni50.1%
Hathua mandal57.3%
Gopalganj district54.0%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,059
+51 vs mandal average
Kharauni1,059
Hathua mandal1,008
Household size
people per home
6.4
+0.1 vs mandal average
Kharauni6.4
Hathua mandal6.3

Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).

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Kharauni at a glance

Kharauni is a village of 3,453 people in 539 households (Census 2011) in Hathua block, Gopalganj district, Bihar, the 18th-largest of 108 villages in Hathua block. Literacy is 50%, 7 points below the block average of 57% and the sex ratio is 1,059 women per 1,000 men. It lies 88 km from the Gopalganj district centre, 3 km from Deoria, the nearest town, 5 km from Udwant Nagar Halt railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 841243, served by Sahpur post office; the LGD village code is 230612. The nearest hospital or health centre is Government Hospital, Morath, 7 km away. The village votes in Sakra assembly constituency, represented by MLA Aditya Kumar. The population is estimated at 4,071 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.

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Nearby villages compared

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villagePopulationLiteracyDistance
Kharauni · this village3,45350%—
Kharauni · Lahladpur61152%0 km N
Kharauni · Rajaun62248%0 km N
Kharauni · Bausi1,37651%0 km N
Kharauni · Marhaura1,87951%0 km N
Kharauni · Behea1,37378%0 km N
Kharauni · Udwant Nagar1,20755%0 km N

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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Kharauni

Treated tap water
No
Untreated tap water
No
Well water
No
Hand pump
Yes
Tube well / borewell
No
Electricity for homes
Yes
Electricity for farms
No
Power hours (summer)
5
Power hours (winter)
6
Primary school
1
Middle school
0
Secondary school
0
Senior secondary
0
Degree college
0
Primary health centre
0
Health sub-centre
0
Community health centre
0
Dispensary
0
Veterinary hospital
0
Post office
No
Sub post office
No
Commercial bank
No
Cooperative bank
No
ATM
No
Public bus service
No
Private bus service
No
Railway station
No
Pucca (paved) road
No
Anganwadi centre
Yes
ASHA worker
Yes
Fair-price shop
No
Mandi / regular market
No
Weekly haat
No
Nearest statutory town
MIRGANJ
Distance to nearest town (km)
19
Distance to district HQ (km)
35
Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
15
All-weather road
Yes
Gram panchayat (2011)
EKDANGA
Total area (ha)
265.92
Irrigated area (ha)
79.8
Forest area (ha)
0

Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.

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No notices this week

Water supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.

Key facts — Kharauni

LGD code
230612
Pincode
841243
Post office
Sahpur
Population (Census 2011)
3,453
Population (projected 2026)
4,071
Households
539
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
1059
Literacy rate
50.1%
Coordinates
25.48018°N, 84.65192°E
Lok Sabha constituency
Muzaffarpur
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Sakra
Member of Parliament
Raj Bhushan Choudhary
Member of Legislative Assembly
Aditya Kumar
Block / Mandal
Hathua
Nearest railway station
Siho (103.8 km)
Getting there

How to reach Kharauni

Mandal centre
Hathua · ≈ 101 km
≈ 3 h 27 min by car · 4 h 5 min by bike
Directions
District centre
Gopalganj · ≈ 88 km
≈ 3 h 1 min by car · 3 h 35 min by bike
Directions
Nearest town · 19,165 people
Deoria · ≈ 3.1 km
≈ 6 min by car · 8 min by bike
Directions
Distance to cities · straight line
  • Patna50 kmcapital
  • Kolkata497 km
  • Delhi815 km
  • Hyderabad1103 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
  • Railway stationUdwant Nagar Halt5 km
  • Bus stopMahabalipur19 km
  • Hospital / PHCGovernment Hospital, Morath7 km
  • ATM / bankPunjab National Bank21 km
  • Petrol pumpPrasad And Sons Petrol Pump34 km
  • CollegeNursing College, AIIMS Patna40 km
  • Police stationPOLICE LINE CHHAPRA GROUND35 km
Places of worship · within 5 km

Temples & shrines near Kharauni

8 Temples mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors. Residents can add the village jatara and temple festival under Events.

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Sources & freshness
  • Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
  • Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-09-23
  • Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
  • Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
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