# Kari Village, Wazirganj, Gaya (Bihar) – PIN Code & Facilities

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Village · Wazirganj, Gaya 

# Kari

Kari is a village in Wazirganj sub-district of Gaya district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **5,399 people in 838 households**, the 8th largest of 138 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 70.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 62.2%.

- 5,399people (2011)
- 838households
- 70.9%literacy
- 958females per 1,000 males

## Kari PIN code and other codes

Kari falls in Wazirganj sub-district, Gaya district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatKari
- Community development blockWazirganj
- Census village code256836

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

## How far is Kari from nearby towns?

- Wazirganj (sub-district HQ)8 km by road
- Gaya (district HQ)18 km by road
- Gaya (nearest town)18 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 Kari?

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

### In the village

- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Singhaura
- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Wazirganj
- ○Degree college10+ km · Gaya
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gaya
- ○Primary health centre10+ 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
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps

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 Kari known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 61% of the 181 hectares of village land is sown, and 42 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 Kari

Of every 100 households in Kari in 2011, 3 had electricity, 32 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 61 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Kari · ■ Wazirganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****3%**

**5%

Toilet within the home ****32%**

**17%

No toilet (open defecation) ****68%**

**83%

Tap water ****3%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****42%**

**35%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%**

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****95%**

**92%

Use banking services ****49%**

**40%

Television ****15%**

**8%

Mobile phone ****61%**

**50%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****9%**

**6%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****32%**

**36%

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 Kari?

■ Kari · ■ Wazirganj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****70.9%**

**62.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****958**

**952

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****927**

**961

Working population ****43.1%**

**38.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 80.3% for men and 61.2% for women. 49% of men and 37% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 868 (37%) · **■** Farm labourers 296 (13%) · **■** Household industry 68 (3%) · **■** Other work 284 (12%) · **■** Marginal 813 (35%)

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 Wazirganj

- Dakhinganwa7,386 people
- Punawan6,334 people
- Kenar Fatehpur5,895 people
- Bhareti5,831 people
- Amethi4,526 people
- Kurkihar4,268 people
- Mahuet3,746 people
- Burhgharea3,429 people

[All 147 villages in Wazirganj](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/gaya/wazirganj/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Kari from Gaya?18 km by road
- What is the population of Kari?5,399 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kari in?Gaya district (Wazirganj sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Kari?70.9% (Census 2011)