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

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Village · Arrah, Bhojpur 

# Karwa

Karwa is a village in Arrah sub-district of Bhojpur district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **2,841 people in 482 households**, the 22nd largest of 90 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 68.8%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 69.9%.

- 2,841people (2011)
- 482households
- 68.8%literacy
- 899females per 1,000 males

## Karwa PIN code and other codes

Karwa falls in Arrah sub-district, Bhojpur district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatGothahula
- Community development blockArrah
- Census village code246741

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

## How far is Karwa from nearby towns?

- Arrah (sub-district HQ)6 km by road
- Arrah (district HQ)6 km by road
- Arrah (nearest town)6 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 Karwa?

13 services counted by the Census are inside Karwa; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Railway stationIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Shahpur
- ○Degree college10+ km · Arrah
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Arrah
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)2 h summer · 2 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 Karwa known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 86% of the 106 hectares of village land is sown, and 75 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 Karwa

Of every 100 households in Karwa in 2011, 22 had electricity, 38 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 41 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Karwa · ■ Arrah rural average

Electricity for lighting ****22%**

**6%

Toilet within the home ****38%**

**24%

No toilet (open defecation) ****56%**

**75%

Tap water ****0%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****68%**

**76%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%**

**6%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%**

**91%

Use banking services ****66%**

**61%

Television ****19%**

**20%

Mobile phone ****41%**

**57%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**10%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****44%**

**21%

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 Karwa?

■ Karwa · ■ Arrah rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****68.8%**

**69.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****899**

**890

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1012**

**900

Working population ****42.3%**

**27.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 75.7% for men and 60.8% for women. 49% of men and 35% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 226 (19%) · **■** Farm labourers 84 (7%) · **■** Household industry 6 (0%) · **■** Other work 204 (17%) · **■** Marginal 681 (57%)

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

- Mahkampur Bara3,023 people
- Makhdumpur Dumra2,988 people
- Alipur2,888 people
- Hasanpura2,863 people
- Basantpur2,815 people
- Sarangpur2,805 people
- Sonadia2,767 people
- Sonadia2,743 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Karwa from Arrah?6 km by road
- What is the population of Karwa?2,841 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Karwa in?Bhojpur district (Arrah sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Karwa?68.8% (Census 2011)