# Kariat Village, Jokihat, Araria (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Jokihat, Araria 

# Kariat

Kariat is a village in Jokihat sub-district of Araria district, Bihar, PIN code **854325**. The 2011 Census counted **311 people in 74 households**, the 97th largest of 98 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 81.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 53.0%.

- 311people (2011)
- 74households
- 81.6%literacy
- 854325PIN code

## Kariat PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code854325
- Gram panchayatBagnagar
- Community development blockJokihat
- Census village code222197

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

## How far is Kariat from nearby towns?

- Jokihat (sub-district HQ)17 km by road
- Araria (district HQ)17 km by road
- Araria (nearest town)17 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 Kariat?

3 services counted by the Census are inside Kariat; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Sisauna
- ○Degree college10+ km · Araria
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Farvishganj
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway stationunder 5 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river

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 Kariat known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 56% of the 183 hectares of village land is sown, and 43 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 Kariat

Of every 100 households in Kariat in 2011, 0 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 76 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Kariat · ■ Jokihat rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**1%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**5%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**93%

Tap water ****7%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****99%**

**32%

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

**0%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%**

**97%

Use banking services ****45%**

**17%

Television ****7%**

**2%

Mobile phone ****76%**

**45%

Computer with internet ****4%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**5%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**1%

None of these assets ****5%**

**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 Kariat?

■ Kariat · ■ Jokihat rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****81.6%**

**53.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****873**

**919

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000**

**961

Working population ****52.4%**

**31.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 85.7% for men and 76.8% for women. 52% of men and 53% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 69 (42%) · **■** Farm labourers 17 (10%) · **■** Other work 70 (43%) · **■** Marginal 7 (4%)

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

- Kishunpur498 people
- Bazidpur458 people
- Gachh Mahadewa389 people
- Karhara Chhaprail323 people
- Shahpur129 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Kariat?854325
- How far is Kariat from Araria?17 km by road
- What is the population of Kariat?311 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kariat in?Araria district (Jokihat sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Kariat?81.6% (Census 2011)