# Karua Mari Village, Thakurganj, Kishanganj (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Thakurganj, Kishanganj 

# Karua Mari

Karua Mari is a village in Thakurganj sub-district of Kishanganj district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **813 people in 156 households**, the 74th largest of 119 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 61.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 49.8%.

- 813people (2011)
- 156households
- 61.5%literacy
- 998females per 1,000 males

## Karua Mari PIN code and other codes

Karua Mari falls in Thakurganj sub-district, Kishanganj district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatKharudah
- Community development blockThakurganj
- Census village code222507

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

## How far is Karua Mari from nearby towns?

- Thakurganj (sub-district HQ)27 km by road
- Kishanganj (district HQ)31 km by road
- Thakurganj (nearest town)27 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 Karua Mari?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Karua Mari; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary school5–10 km · Powarkhali
- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Thakurganj
- ○Degree college10+ km · Kanakpur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Kishanganj
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes

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 Karua Mari known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 76% of the 371 hectares of village land is sown, and 71 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 Karua Mari

Of every 100 households in Karua Mari in 2011, 1 had electricity, 3 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 32 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Karua Mari · ■ Thakurganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****1%**

**13%

Toilet within the home ****3%**

**7%

No toilet (open defecation) ****97%**

**92%

Tap water ****3%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****93%**

**52%

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

**1%

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

**97%

Use banking services ****0%**

**16%

Television ****0%**

**9%

Mobile phone ****32%**

**31%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**5%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****47%**

**34%

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 Karua Mari?

■ Karua Mari · ■ Thakurganj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****61.5%**

**49.8%

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

**945

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1209**

**977

Working population ****39.1%**

**34.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 68.2% for men and 54.5% for women. 53% of men and 26% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 23 (7%) · **■** Farm labourers 84 (26%) · **■** Other work 11 (3%) · **■** Marginal 200 (63%)

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 Thakurganj

- Jiapokhar953 people
- Kharudah935 people
- Pabna903 people
- Kuri Muni889 people
- Bhota Thana791 people
- Dudhmanjar772 people
- Gilhabari769 people
- Bhaulmari750 people

[All 133 villages in Thakurganj](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/kishanganj/thakurganj/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Karua Mari from Kishanganj?31 km by road
- What is the population of Karua Mari?813 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Karua Mari in?Kishanganj district (Thakurganj sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Karua Mari?61.5% (Census 2011)