# Karra Village, Arrah, Bhojpur (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Arrah, Bhojpur 

# Karra

Karra is a village in Arrah sub-district of Bhojpur district, Bihar, PIN code **802156**. The 2011 Census counted **2,058 people in 317 households**, the 40th largest of 90 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 70.9%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 69.9%.

- 2,058people (2011)
- 317households
- 70.9%literacy
- 802156PIN code

## Karra PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Karra is 802156.** Karra falls in Arrah sub-district, Bhojpur district, Bihar.

- PIN code802156
- Gram panchayatKarari
- Community development blockArrah
- Census village code246784

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

## How far is Karra from nearby towns?

- Arrah (sub-district HQ)15 km by road
- Arrah (district HQ)15 km by road
- Arrah (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 Karra?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Karra; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Karari
- ○Degree college10+ km · Arrah
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Arrah
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)4 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 Karra known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 92% of the 302 hectares of village land is sown, and 70 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 Karra

Of every 100 households in Karra in 2011, 1 had electricity, 18 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 43 had a mobile phone, 13 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Karra · ■ Arrah rural average

Electricity for lighting ****1%**

**6%

Toilet within the home ****18%**

**24%

No toilet (open defecation) ****57%**

**75%

Tap water ****3%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****53%**

**76%

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

**6%

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

**91%

Use banking services ****41%**

**61%

Television ****16%**

**20%

Mobile phone ****43%**

**57%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****13%**

**10%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**1%

None of these assets ****27%**

**21%

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 Karra?

■ Karra · ■ Arrah rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****70.9%**

**69.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****876**

**890

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****807**

**900

Working population ****26.7%**

**27.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 84.8% for men and 55.3% for women. 46% of men and 5% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 308 (56%) · **■** Farm labourers 165 (30%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 10 (2%) · **■** Marginal 65 (12%)

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 Arrah

- Chanda2,154 people
- Paut2,122 people
- Sukulpur2,120 people
- Behra2,087 people
- Balua2,031 people
- Lachhmanpur1,859 people
- Bhadea1,821 people
- Pipra1,814 people

[All 115 villages in Arrah](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/bhojpur/arrah/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Karra?802156
- How far is Karra from Arrah?15 km by road
- What is the population of Karra?2,058 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Karra in?Bhojpur district (Arrah sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Karra?70.9% (Census 2011)