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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
SAFI AHMAD
Contact: 99****1960
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- LGD code
- 231988
- Pincode
- 841237
- Post office
- Hussainganj
- Population
- 3,984
- Households
- 613
- Literacy rate
- 57%
- Sex ratio
- 929 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 1,053
Census 2011 · in context
How Kharsara compares
By population, Kharsara ranks #17 of 46 villages in Hussainganj mandal.
Literacy rate
%
57.0%
−0.2% vs mandal average
Kharsara57.0%
Hussainganj mandal57.2%
Siwan district58.0%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
929
−36 vs mandal average
Kharsara929
Hussainganj mandal965
Household size
people per home
6.5
Same as the mandal average
Kharsara6.5
Hussainganj mandal6.5
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Kharsara at a glance
Kharsara is a village of 3,984 people in 613 households (Census 2011) in Hussainganj block, Siwan district, Bihar, the 17th-largest of 46 villages in Hussainganj block. Literacy is 57%, about the same as the block average of 57% and the sex ratio is 929 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 841237, served by Hussainganj post office; the LGD village code is 231988. The sarpanch is SAFI AHMAD, and the village votes in Kurhani assembly constituency, represented by MLA Kedar Prasad Gupta. The population is estimated at 4,697 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Kharsara
- 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)
- 2
- Power hours (winter)
- 5
- 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
- Yes
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- Yes
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- Yes
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- SIWAN
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 8
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 8
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 3
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- Kharsanda
- Total area (ha)
- 278.04
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 110
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Kharsara
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Kharsara
- LGD code
- 231988
- Pincode
- 841237
- Post office
- Hussainganj
- Population (Census 2011)
- 3,984
- Population (projected 2026)
- 4,697
- Households
- 613
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 929
- Literacy rate
- 57.0%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Muzaffarpur
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Kurhani
- Member of Parliament
- Raj Bhushan Choudhary
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Kedar Prasad Gupta
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- SAFI AHMAD
- Block / Mandal
- Hussainganj
Same pincode
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- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-09-23
- Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records, 2026-05-14
- Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-21
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)