# Karahbari Village, Sikti, Araria (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Sikti, Araria 

# Karahbari

Karahbari is a village in Sikti sub-district of Araria district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **2,017 people in 461 households**, the 30th largest of 54 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 53.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 56.8%.

- 2,017people (2011)
- 461households
- 53.8%literacy
- 930females per 1,000 males

## Karahbari PIN code and other codes

Karahbari falls in Sikti sub-district, Araria district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatBenga
- Community development blockSikti
- Census village code222001

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

## How far is Karahbari from nearby towns?

- Sikti (sub-district HQ)18 km by road
- Araria (district HQ)25 km by road
- Araria (nearest town)25 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 Karahbari?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Karahbari; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn 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 centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)3 h summer · 4 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 Karahbari known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 53% of the 329 hectares of village land is sown, and 106 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 Karahbari

Of every 100 households in Karahbari in 2011, 0 had electricity, 3 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 49 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Karahbari · ■ Sikti rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**1%

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

**4%

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

**96%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****82%**

**46%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**0%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**98%

Use banking services ****4%**

**14%

Television ****3%**

**7%

Mobile phone ****49%**

**39%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**6%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****25%**

**26%

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 Karahbari?

■ Karahbari · ■ Sikti rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****53.8%**

**56.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****930**

**942

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****922**

**972

Working population ****50.1%**

**36.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 68.1% for men and 38.5% for women. 55% of men and 45% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 109 (11%) · **■** Farm labourers 357 (35%) · **■** Household industry 18 (2%) · **■** Other work 31 (3%) · **■** Marginal 496 (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 Sikti

- Sikti2,216 people
- Barahmasia Ranikatta2,214 people
- Khuthara Mashragi2,181 people
- Bhaptia2,021 people
- Pararia Ranikatta1,963 people
- Khoragachhi Milik1,849 people
- Benga1,808 people
- Sohagmara1,660 people

[All 57 villages in Sikti](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/araria/sikti/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Karahbari from Araria?25 km by road
- What is the population of Karahbari?2,017 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Karahbari in?Araria district (Sikti sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Karahbari?53.8% (Census 2011)