# Karji Village, Chainpur, Kaimur (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Chainpur, Kaimur 

# Karji

Karji is a village in Chainpur sub-district of Kaimur district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **2,877 people in 509 households**, the 14th largest of 151 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 68.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 62.5%.

- 2,877people (2011)
- 509households
- 68.1%literacy
- 1,008females per 1,000 males

## Karji PIN code and other codes

Karji falls in Chainpur sub-district, Kaimur district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatKarjav
- Community development blockChainpur
- Census village code249838

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

## How far is Karji from nearby towns?

- Chainpur (sub-district HQ)16 km by road
- Bhabua (district HQ)26 km by road
- Bhabua (nearest town)26 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 Karji?

16 services counted by the Census are inside Karji; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1
- ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Hatta
- ○Degree college10+ km · Bhabua
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Varanashi
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ 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, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)4 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 Karji known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 92% of the 369 hectares of village land is sown, and 260 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 Karji

Of every 100 households in Karji in 2011, 23 had electricity, 14 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 55 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Karji · ■ Chainpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****23%**

**11%

Toilet within the home ****14%**

**12%

No toilet (open defecation) ****86%**

**88%

Tap water ****1%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****39%**

**45%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%**

**96%

Use banking services ****34%**

**30%

Television ****16%**

**14%

Mobile phone ****55%**

**51%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**7%

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

**2%

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

**27%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Karji?

■ Karji · ■ Chainpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****68.1%**

**62.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1008**

**939

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1107**

**968

Working population ****33.1%**

**34.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 79.0% for men and 57.0% for women. 44% of men and 23% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 143 (15%) · **■** Farm labourers 228 (24%) · **■** Household industry 23 (2%) · **■** Other work 124 (13%) · **■** Marginal 433 (46%)

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 Chainpur

- Udai Rampur3,248 people
- Majhui3,246 people
- Masoin3,108 people
- Karjav2,943 people
- Isia2,826 people
- Biur2,605 people
- Awnkhara2,573 people
- Tiwai2,465 people

[All 177 villages in Chainpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/kaimur/chainpur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Karji from Bhabua?26 km by road
- What is the population of Karji?2,877 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Karji in?Kaimur district (Chainpur sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Karji?68.1% (Census 2011)
