# Karahia Village, Kursakatta, Araria (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Kursakatta, Araria 

# Karahia

Karahia is a village in Kursakatta sub-district of Araria district, Bihar, PIN code **854331**. The 2011 Census counted **958 people in 191 households**, the 50th largest of 68 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 43.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 56.9%.

- 958people (2011)
- 191households
- 43.7%literacy
- 854331PIN code

## Karahia PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Karahia is 854331.** Karahia falls in Kursakatta sub-district, Araria district, Bihar.

- PIN code854331
- Gram panchayatShankarpur
- Community development blockKursakatta
- Census village code221940

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

## How far is Karahia from nearby towns?

- Kursakatta (sub-district HQ)6 km by road
- Araria (district HQ)41 km by road
- Farbesganj (nearest town)16 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 Karahia?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Karahia; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Farbesganj
- ○Degree college10+ km · Forbesganj
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Farbesganj
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)2 h summer · 2 h winter

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 Karahia known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 42% of the 183 hectares of village land is sown, and 47 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 Karahia

Of every 100 households in Karahia in 2011, 0 had electricity, 3 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 20 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Karahia · ■ Kursakatta rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**2%

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

**7%

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

**93%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****88%**

**57%

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

**1%

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

**98%

Use banking services ****5%**

**16%

Television ****6%**

**10%

Mobile phone ****20%**

**43%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**6%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****38%**

**25%

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 Karahia?

■ Karahia · ■ Kursakatta rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****43.7%**

**56.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****924**

**913

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****909**

**952

Working population ****42.9%**

**41.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 52.1% for men and 34.7% for women. 50% of men and 36% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 64 (16%) · **■** Farm labourers 40 (10%) · **■** Other work 2 (0%) · **■** Marginal 305 (74%)

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 Kursakatta

- Sinwari1,115 people
- Padaria1,056 people
- Sisabari1,006 people
- Bhishunpur980 people
- Kolhua910 people
- Palasbani877 people
- Phulbari843 people
- Bhag Parasi795 people

[All 69 villages in Kursakatta](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/araria/kursakatta/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Karahia?854331
- How far is Karahia from Araria?41 km by road
- What is the population of Karahia?958 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Karahia in?Araria district (Kursakatta sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Karahia?43.7% (Census 2011)