# Karja Village, Barhara, Bhojpur (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Barhara, Bhojpur 

# Karja

Karja is a village in Barhara sub-district of Bhojpur district, Bihar, PIN code **802311**. The 2011 Census counted **2,306 people in 356 households**, the 31st largest of 59 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 81.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 69.1%.

- 2,306people (2011)
- 356households
- 81.3%literacy
- 802311PIN code

## Karja PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Karja is 802311.** Karja falls in Barhara sub-district, Bhojpur district, Bihar.

- PIN code802311
- Gram panchayatSemariyan Parariyan
- Community development blockBarhara
- Census village code246861

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

## How far is Karja from nearby towns?

- Barhara (sub-district HQ)3 km by road
- Arrah (district HQ)17 km by road
- Arrah (nearest town)17 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 Karja?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Arrah
- ○Degree college10+ km · Arrah
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Arrah
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)1 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 Karja known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 45% of the 334 hectares of village land is sown, and 109 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 Karja

Of every 100 households in Karja in 2011, 19 had electricity, 32 a toilet at home and 9 cooked with LPG; 69 had a mobile phone, 20 a two-wheeler and 5 a car.

■ Karja · ■ Barhara rural average

Electricity for lighting ****19%**

**10%

Toilet within the home ****32%**

**23%

No toilet (open defecation) ****68%**

**75%

Tap water ****3%**

**7%

Drinking water within premises ****75%**

**68%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****9%**

**5%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****86%**

**91%

Use banking services ****62%**

**56%

Television ****29%**

**18%

Mobile phone ****69%**

**61%

Computer with internet ****3%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****20%**

**10%

Car / jeep / van ****5%**

**2%

None of these assets ****14%**

**19%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Karja?

■ Karja · ■ Barhara rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****81.3%**

**69.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****889**

**878

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****772**

**906

Working population ****35.3%**

**29.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 90.5% for men and 71.1% for women. 47% of men and 22% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 83 (10%) · **■** Farm labourers 125 (15%) · **■** Household industry 40 (5%) · **■** Other work 133 (16%) · **■** Marginal 432 (53%)

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 Barhara

- Lauhar2,503 people
- Raepur Binganwan2,486 people
- Pakri2,444 people
- Gyanpur2,381 people
- Ramsagar2,130 people
- Shivpur2,084 people
- Jagatpur1,975 people
- Rampur1,944 people

[All 79 villages in Barhara](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/bhojpur/barhara/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Karja?802311
- How far is Karja from Arrah?17 km by road
- What is the population of Karja?2,306 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Karja in?Bhojpur district (Barhara sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Karja?81.3% (Census 2011)