# Karkhiyan Village, Behea, Bhojpur (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Behea, Bhojpur 

# Karkhiyan

Karkhiyan is a village in Behea sub-district of Bhojpur district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,168 people in 185 households**, the 47th largest of 76 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 74.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 69.4%.

- 1,168people (2011)
- 185households
- 74.8%literacy
- 976females per 1,000 males

## Karkhiyan PIN code and other codes

Karkhiyan falls in Behea sub-district, Bhojpur district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatChakwath
- Community development blockBehea
- Census village code247183

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

## How far is Karkhiyan from nearby towns?

- Behea (sub-district HQ)15 km by road
- Arrah (district HQ)35 km by road
- Behea (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 Karkhiyan?

11 services counted by the Census are inside Karkhiyan; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Railway stationIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Shahpur
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Arrah
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Arrah
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 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)2 h summer · 3 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 Karkhiyan known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 74% of the 106 hectares of village land is sown, and 54 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 Karkhiyan

Of every 100 households in Karkhiyan in 2011, 0 had electricity, 20 a toilet at home and 5 cooked with LPG; 93 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Karkhiyan · ■ Behea rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**8%

Toilet within the home ****20%**

**19%

No toilet (open defecation) ****80%**

**80%

Tap water ****6%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****86%**

**77%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****5%**

**8%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****94%**

**88%

Use banking services ****96%**

**60%

Television ****30%**

**19%

Mobile phone ****93%**

**64%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**9%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****3%**

**21%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Karkhiyan?

■ Karkhiyan · ■ Behea rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****74.8%**

**69.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****976**

**917

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1041**

**923

Working population ****32.6%**

**25.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 86.6% for men and 62.5% for women. 41% of men and 24% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 59 (15%) · **■** Farm labourers 12 (3%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 41 (11%) · **■** Marginal 268 (70%)

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 Behea

- Narayanpur1,297 people
- Belauna1,249 people
- Bhinriya1,249 people
- Misrauli1,222 people
- Basdeopur1,103 people
- Nawadih1,059 people
- Baruna1,035 people
- Kewal Patti1,023 people

[All 98 villages in Behea](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/bhojpur/behea/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Karkhiyan from Arrah?35 km by road
- What is the population of Karkhiyan?1,168 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Karkhiyan in?Bhojpur district (Behea sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Karkhiyan?74.8% (Census 2011)