# Karahara Village, Jokihat, Araria (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Jokihat, Araria 

# Karahara

Karahara is a village in Jokihat sub-district of Araria district, Bihar, PIN code **854325**. The 2011 Census counted **1,171 people in 240 households**, the 78th largest of 98 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 47.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 53.0%.

- 1,171people (2011)
- 240households
- 47.3%literacy
- 854325PIN code

## Karahara PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Karahara is 854325.** Karahara falls in Jokihat sub-district, Araria district, Bihar.

- PIN code854325
- Gram panchayatMahalgaon
- Community development blockJokihat
- Census village code222172

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

## How far is Karahara from nearby towns?

- Jokihat (sub-district HQ)18 km by road
- Araria (district HQ)26 km by road
- Araria (nearest town)26 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 Karahara?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Karahara; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Sisauna
- ○Degree college10+ km · Araria
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Purnia
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds

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 Karahara known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 60% of the 66 hectares of village land is sown, and 16 hectares are irrigated.

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

## Homes and amenities in Karahara

Of every 100 households in Karahara in 2011, 0 had electricity, 3 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 39 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Karahara · ■ Jokihat rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**1%

Toilet within the home ****3%**

**5%

No toilet (open defecation) ****97%**

**93%

Tap water ****2%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****38%**

**32%

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

**0%

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

**97%

Use banking services ****4%**

**17%

Television ****0%**

**2%

Mobile phone ****39%**

**45%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**5%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****33%**

**30%

Own their home ****100%**

**98%

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 Karahara?

■ Karahara · ■ Jokihat rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****47.3%**

**53.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****955**

**919

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****994**

**961

Working population ****35.3%**

**31.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 56.4% for men and 37.7% for women. 50% of men and 19% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 38 (9%) · **■** Farm labourers 152 (37%) · **■** Household industry 3 (1%) · **■** Other work 16 (4%) · **■** Marginal 204 (49%)

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 Jokihat

- Rani Istamrar1,414 people
- Dhanpura1,377 people
- Bankora1,275 people
- Rani1,250 people
- Saifullah Tola1,152 people
- Mehadinagar1,093 people
- Mahadewa1,040 people
- Phulpur Pachhiari1,009 people

[All 99 villages in Jokihat](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/araria/jokihat/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Karahara?854325
- How far is Karahara from Araria?26 km by road
- What is the population of Karahara?1,171 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Karahara in?Araria district (Jokihat sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Karahara?47.3% (Census 2011)