# Karsanda Village, Shambhuganj, Banka (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Shambhuganj, Banka 

# Karsanda

Karsanda is a village in Shambhuganj sub-district of Banka district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **271 people in 43 households**, the 110th largest of 132 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 69.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 64.9%.

- 271people (2011)
- 43households
- 69.2%literacy
- 760females per 1,000 males

## Karsanda PIN code and other codes

Karsanda falls in Shambhuganj sub-district, Banka district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatPakaria
- Community development blockShambhuganj
- Census village code240495

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

## How far is Karsanda from nearby towns?

- Shambhuganj (sub-district HQ)6 km by road
- Banka (district HQ)40 km by road
- Banka (nearest town)40 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 Karsanda?

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

### In the village

- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary school5–10 km · Vishunpur
- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Pararia
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Sambhuganj
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bhagalpur
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)2 h summer · 1 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 Karsanda known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 97% of the 31 hectares of village land is sown, and 30 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 Karsanda

Of every 100 households in Karsanda in 2011, 70 had electricity, 16 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 64 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Karsanda · ■ Shambhuganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****70%**

**12%

Toilet within the home ****16%**

**20%

No toilet (open defecation) ****84%**

**79%

Tap water ****0%**

**7%

Drinking water within premises ****36%**

**36%

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

**4%

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

**94%

Use banking services ****52%**

**41%

Television ****16%**

**9%

Mobile phone ****64%**

**50%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****9%**

**7%

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

**1%

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

**36%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Karsanda?

■ Karsanda · ■ Shambhuganj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****69.2%**

**64.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****760**

**884

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****515**

**918

Working population ****32.8%**

**34.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 81.8% for men and 54.0% for women. 42% of men and 21% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 3 (3%) · **■** Farm labourers 44 (49%) · **■** Other work 7 (8%) · **■** Marginal 35 (39%)

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 Shambhuganj

- Dealdih331 people
- Tina289 people
- Kashidih279 people
- Sobhnathpur278 people
- Manikpur263 people
- Raipura237 people
- Jangal234 people
- Shampur227 people

[All 186 villages in Shambhuganj](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/banka/shambhuganj/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Karsanda from Banka?40 km by road
- What is the population of Karsanda?271 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Karsanda in?Banka district (Shambhuganj sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Karsanda?69.2% (Census 2011)