# Karchoi Village, Banke Bazar, Gaya (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Banke Bazar, Gaya 

# Karchoi

Karchoi is a village in Banke Bazar sub-district of Gaya district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,305 people in 222 households**, the 39th largest of 96 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 69.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 60.9%.

- 1,305people (2011)
- 222households
- 69.5%literacy
- 998females per 1,000 males

## Karchoi PIN code and other codes

Karchoi falls in Banke Bazar sub-district, Gaya district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatPananiyan
- Community development blockBanke Bazar
- Census village code255851

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

## How far is Karchoi from nearby towns?

- Banke Bazar (sub-district HQ)20 km by road
- Gaya (district HQ)71 km by road
- Sherghati (nearest town)22 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 Karchoi?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Karchoi; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Sher Ghati
- ○Degree college10+ km · Sherghati
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gaya
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)3 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 Karchoi known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 83% of the 113 hectares of village land is sown, and 92 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 Karchoi

Of every 100 households in Karchoi in 2011, 0 had electricity, 5 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 51 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Karchoi · ■ Banke Bazar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**3%

Toilet within the home ****5%**

**18%

No toilet (open defecation) ****95%**

**82%

Tap water ****0%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****41%**

**45%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**98%

Use banking services ****39%**

**40%

Television ****5%**

**6%

Mobile phone ****51%**

**47%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**5%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****23%**

**37%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Karchoi?

■ Karchoi · ■ Banke Bazar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****69.5%**

**60.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****998**

**941

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1300**

**985

Working population ****26.5%**

**35.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 82.1% for men and 56.0% for women. 51% of men and 2% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 13 (4%) · **■** Farm labourers 70 (20%) · **■** Other work 17 (5%) · **■** Marginal 246 (71%)

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 Banke Bazar

- Jalalpur1,355 people
- Madarpur1,351 people
- Baida Saida1,324 people
- Sagdiha1,318 people
- Taradih1,295 people
- Parsa Chuan1,266 people
- Anjan1,235 people
- Jamuara Khurd1,225 people

[All 99 villages in Banke Bazar](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/gaya/banke-bazar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Karchoi from Gaya?71 km by road
- What is the population of Karchoi?1,305 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Karchoi in?Gaya district (Banke Bazar sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Karchoi?69.5% (Census 2011)