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

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Village · Raniganj, Araria 

# Karahia

Karahia is a village in Raniganj sub-district of Araria district, Bihar, PIN code **854312**. The 2011 Census counted **1,607 people in 340 households**, the 69th largest of 87 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 37.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 49.7%.

- 1,607people (2011)
- 340households
- 37.7%literacy
- 854312PIN code

## Karahia PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Karahia is 854312.** Karahia falls in Raniganj sub-district, Araria district, Bihar.

- PIN code854312
- Gram panchayatNandanpur
- Community development blockRaniganj
- Census village code221751

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?

- Raniganj (sub-district HQ)17 km by road
- Araria (district HQ)15 km by road
- Araria (nearest town)15 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?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Araria
- ○Degree college10+ km · Araria
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Araria
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes

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, maize and jute**. About 87% of the 180 hectares of village land is sown, and 55 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, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 38 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Karahia · ■ Raniganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**4%

Toilet within the home ****2%**

**7%

No toilet (open defecation) ****98%**

**92%

Tap water ****0%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****35%**

**62%

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

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**98%

Use banking services ****4%**

**23%

Television ****0%**

**5%

Mobile phone ****38%**

**39%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**5%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****35%**

**34%

Own their home ****98%**

**99%

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 · ■ Raniganj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****37.7%**

**49.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****929**

**927

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1056**

**960

Working population ****37.8%**

**41.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 44.8% for men and 29.7% for women. 47% of men and 28% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 69 (11%) · **■** Farm labourers 247 (41%) · **■** Household industry 3 (0%) · **■** Other work 7 (1%) · **■** Marginal 282 (46%)

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 Raniganj

- Bharaili1,994 people
- Motiari1,915 people
- Naraenpur1,655 people
- Mirzapur1,627 people
- Ahmadpur Pahi1,568 people
- Garha1,492 people
- Binodpur1,361 people
- Kamalpur1,357 people

[All 89 villages in Raniganj](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/araria/raniganj/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Karahia?854312
- How far is Karahia from Araria?15 km by road
- What is the population of Karahia?1,607 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Karahia in?Araria district (Raniganj sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Karahia?37.7% (Census 2011)