# Piraho Village, Karpi, Arwal (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Karpi, Arwal 

# Piraho

Piraho is a village in Karpi sub-district of Arwal district, Bihar, PIN code **804428**. The 2011 Census counted **1,511 people in 281 households**, the 38th largest of 82 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 40.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 65.5%.

- 1,511people (2011)
- 281households
- 40.5%literacy
- 804428PIN code

## Piraho PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Piraho is 804428.** Piraho falls in Karpi sub-district, Arwal district, Bihar.

- PIN code804428
- Gram panchayatRampur Chay
- Community development blockKarpi
- Census village code260771

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

## How far is Piraho from nearby towns?

- Karpi (sub-district HQ)21 km by road
- Arwal (district HQ)32 km by road
- Arwal (nearest town)32 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 Piraho?

4 services counted by the Census are inside Piraho; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Devkund
- ○Degree college10+ km · Kaler
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Karpi
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library5–10 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 Piraho known for?

The main crops are **paddy, wheat and pulse**. About 98% of the 214 hectares of village land is sown, and 170 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 Piraho

Of every 100 households in Piraho in 2011, 1 had electricity, 10 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 27 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Piraho · ■ Karpi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****1%**

**2%

Toilet within the home ****10%**

**21%

No toilet (open defecation) ****90%**

**78%

Tap water ****1%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****59%**

**71%

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

**2%

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

**97%

Use banking services ****18%**

**50%

Television ****7%**

**10%

Mobile phone ****27%**

**52%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**6%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****45%**

**28%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Piraho?

■ Piraho · ■ Karpi rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****40.5%**

**65.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1017**

**924

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1024**

**930

Working population ****39.2%**

**34.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 51.4% for men and 29.7% for women. 45% of men and 33% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 69 (12%) · **■** Farm labourers 286 (48%) · **■** Other work 1 (0%) · **■** Marginal 236 (40%)

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 Karpi

- Kasauti1,732 people
- Salempur1,643 people
- Jhunathi1,626 people
- Hajipur1,523 people
- Inglish Gulab Singh1,505 people
- Latifpur Paraha1,487 people
- Tekari1,477 people
- Belkari1,429 people

[All 84 villages in Karpi](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/arwal/karpi/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Piraho?804428
- How far is Piraho from Arwal?32 km by road
- What is the population of Piraho?1,511 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Piraho in?Arwal district (Karpi sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Piraho?40.5% (Census 2011)