# Karhata Village, Paraiya, Gaya (Bihar) – PIN Code & Facilities

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Village · Paraiya, Gaya 

# Karhata

Karhata is a village in Paraiya sub-district of Gaya district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **3,958 people in 725 households**, the 4th largest of 77 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 65.5%.

- 3,958people (2011)
- 725households
- 72.3%literacy
- 946females per 1,000 males

## Karhata PIN code and other codes

Karhata falls in Paraiya sub-district, Gaya district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatKarhatha
- Community development blockParaiya
- Census village code255472

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

## How far is Karhata from nearby towns?

- Paraiya (sub-district HQ)8 km by road
- Gaya (district HQ)16 km by road
- Gaya (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 Karhata?

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

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary school5–10 km · Pranpur
- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Gaya
- ○Degree college10+ km · Gaya
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gaya
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)5 h summer · 6 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 Karhata known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 53% of the 567 hectares of village land is sown, and 227 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 Karhata

Of every 100 households in Karhata in 2011, 2 had electricity, 6 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 60 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Karhata · ■ Paraiya rural average

Electricity for lighting ****2%**

**2%

Toilet within the home ****6%**

**15%

No toilet (open defecation) ****94%**

**84%

Tap water ****1%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****48%**

**53%

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

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**96%

Use banking services ****58%**

**52%

Television ****4%**

**9%

Mobile phone ****60%**

**52%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**7%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**2%

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

**30%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Karhata?

■ Karhata · ■ Paraiya rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****72.3%**

**65.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****946**

**932

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****954**

**929

Working population ****32.5%**

**36.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 84.3% for men and 59.6% for women. 44% of men and 20% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 315 (25%) · **■** Farm labourers 470 (37%) · **■** Household industry 4 (0%) · **■** Other work 425 (33%) · **■** Marginal 71 (6%)

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 Paraiya

- Solara6,653 people
- Bagahi4,030 people
- Paraiya Khurd3,980 people
- Mangrawan3,901 people
- Majhiawan3,606 people
- Puna Kalan3,370 people
- Azmatganj2,966 people

[All 85 villages in Paraiya](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/gaya/paraiya/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Karhata from Gaya?16 km by road
- What is the population of Karhata?3,958 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Karhata in?Gaya district (Paraiya sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Karhata?72.3% (Census 2011)