# Karja Village, Shahpur, Bhojpur (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Shahpur, Bhojpur 

# Karja

Karja is a village in Shahpur sub-district of Bhojpur district, Bihar, PIN code **802166**. The 2011 Census counted **3,453 people in 545 households**, the 15th largest of 86 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 68.8%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 70.0%.

- 3,453people (2011)
- 545households
- 68.8%literacy
- 802166PIN code

## Karja PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Karja is 802166.** Karja falls in Shahpur sub-district, Bhojpur district, Bihar.

- PIN code802166
- Gram panchayatKarja
- Community development blockShahpur
- Census village code246632

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?

- Shahpur (sub-district HQ)16 km by road
- Arrah (district HQ)26 km by road
- Shahpur (nearest town)16 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?

11 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
- ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Degree college10+ km · Arrah
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Arrah
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ 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 100% of the 237 hectares of village land is sown, and 237 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, 0 had electricity, 26 a toilet at home and 14 cooked with LPG; 73 had a mobile phone, 15 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Karja · ■ Shahpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**5%

Toilet within the home ****26%**

**17%

No toilet (open defecation) ****73%**

**82%

Tap water ****0%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****83%**

**74%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****14%**

**8%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****85%**

**90%

Use banking services ****66%**

**63%

Television ****10%**

**18%

Mobile phone ****73%**

**69%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****15%**

**12%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****20%**

**15%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 · ■ Shahpur rural average

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

**70.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****835**

**894

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****847**

**909

Working population ****31.4%**

**31.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 77.5% for men and 58.3% for women. 40% of men and 21% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 55 (5%) · **■** Farm labourers 121 (11%) · **■** Household industry 14 (1%) · **■** Other work 131 (12%) · **■** Marginal 762 (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 Shahpur

- Gaura4,885 people
- Karnamenpur4,402 people
- Isharpura4,254 people
- Char Ghat4,143 people
- Tikapur3,439 people
- Khutaha3,303 people
- Dumariya3,265 people
- Lachatola Bersingha3,223 people

[All 137 villages in Shahpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/bhojpur/shahpur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Karja?802166
- How far is Karja from Arrah?26 km by road
- What is the population of Karja?3,453 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Karja in?Bhojpur district (Shahpur sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Karja?68.8% (Census 2011)