# Kariyakant Village, Nawanagar, Buxar (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Nawanagar, Buxar 

# Kariyakant

Kariyakant is a village in Nawanagar sub-district of Buxar district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **110 people in 13 households**, the 93rd largest of 95 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 77.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 66.6%.

- 110people (2011)
- 13households
- 77.1%literacy
- 1,115females per 1,000 males

## Kariyakant PIN code and other codes

Kariyakant falls in Nawanagar sub-district, Buxar district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatBabuganj English
- Community development blockNawanagar
- Census village code248863

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

## How far is Kariyakant from nearby towns?

- Nawanagar (sub-district HQ)9 km by road
- Buxar (district HQ)31 km by road
- Domraon (nearest town)28 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 Kariyakant?

3 services counted by the Census are inside Kariyakant; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Kharagpur
- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Sikraur
- ○Degree college10+ km · Sonbarisa
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Buxar
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)2 h summer · 5 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 Kariyakant known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 100% of the 36 hectares of village land is sown, and 34 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 Kariyakant

Of every 100 households in Kariyakant in 2011, 0 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 69 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Kariyakant · ■ Nawanagar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**9%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**16%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**83%

Tap water ****8%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****85%**

**75%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**95%

Use banking services ****0%**

**52%

Television ****0%**

**13%

Mobile phone ****69%**

**60%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**8%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****31%**

**23%

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 Kariyakant?

■ Kariyakant · ■ Nawanagar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****77.1%**

**66.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1115**

**951

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****929**

**941

Working population ****44.5%**

**29.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 81.6% for men and 73.3% for women. 44% of men and 45% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

****

**■** Cultivators 44 (90%) · **■** Marginal 5 (10%)

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 Nawanagar

- Kharagpur229 people
- Barasath216 people
- Turaon Patti211 people
- Chhatrdhariganj168 people
- Param Dihri91 people
- Rajan Dehri60 people

[All 107 villages in Nawanagar](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/buxar/nawanagar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Kariyakant from Buxar?31 km by road
- What is the population of Kariyakant?110 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kariyakant in?Buxar district (Nawanagar sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Kariyakant?77.1% (Census 2011)