# Karamthan Village, Dobhi, Gaya (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Dobhi, Gaya 

# Karamthan

Karamthan is a village in Dobhi sub-district of Gaya district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **279 people in 44 households**, the 106th largest of 118 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 55.3%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 53.9%.

- 279people (2011)
- 44households
- 55.3%literacy
- 1,022females per 1,000 males

## Karamthan PIN code and other codes

Karamthan falls in Dobhi sub-district, Gaya district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatNeema
- Community development blockDobhi
- Census village code256360

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

## How far is Karamthan from nearby towns?

- Dobhi (sub-district HQ)4 km by road
- Gaya (district HQ)37 km by road
- Sherghati (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 Karamthan?

2 services counted by the Census are inside Karamthan; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary school5–10 km · Dumri
- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Sherghati
- ○Degree college10+ km · Gaya
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gaya
- ○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 bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)3 h summer · 4 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 Karamthan known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 38% of the 22 hectares of village land is sown, and 4 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 Karamthan

Of every 100 households in Karamthan in 2011, 0 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 29 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Karamthan · ■ Dobhi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**8%

Toilet within the home ****4%**

**12%

No toilet (open defecation) ****96%**

**87%

Tap water ****0%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**27%

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

**1%

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

**95%

Use banking services ****38%**

**50%

Television ****4%**

**7%

Mobile phone ****29%**

**49%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**5%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****24%**

**33%

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 Karamthan?

■ Karamthan · ■ Dobhi rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****55.3%**

**53.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1022**

**964

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1029**

**992

Working population ****50.9%**

**42.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 73.8% for men and 37.1% for women. 52% of men and 50% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 40 (28%) · **■** Farm labourers 5 (4%) · **■** Marginal 97 (68%)

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 Dobhi

- Anwara dohar319 people
- Majuri308 people
- Inborwa301 people
- Ghazi Chak287 people
- Karan Bigha274 people
- Kharne267 people
- Gamhariya242 people
- Banwara234 people

[All 130 villages in Dobhi](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/gaya/dobhi/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Karamthan from Gaya?37 km by road
- What is the population of Karamthan?279 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Karamthan in?Gaya district (Dobhi sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Karamthan?55.3% (Census 2011)