# Karjara Village, Ben, Nalanda (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Ben, Nalanda 

# Karjara

Karjara is a village in Ben sub-district of Nalanda district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **2,911 people in 500 households**, the 11th largest of 32 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 58.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 64.6%.

- 2,911people (2011)
- 500households
- 58.4%literacy
- 934females per 1,000 males

## Karjara PIN code and other codes

Karjara falls in Ben sub-district, Nalanda district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatBara
- Community development blockBen
- Census village code245012

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

## How far is Karjara from nearby towns?

- Ben (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Biharsharif (district HQ)31 km by road
- Biharsharif (nearest town)31 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 Karjara?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Karjara; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt · 1 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●National highwayIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Nohsa
- ○Degree college10+ km · Biharsharif
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Chandi
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watercovered wells, hand pumps and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)15 h summer · 15 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 Karjara known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 81% of the 231 hectares of village land is sown, and 173 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 Karjara

Of every 100 households in Karjara in 2011, 19 had electricity, 16 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 50 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Karjara · ■ Ben rural average

Electricity for lighting ****19%**

**8%

Toilet within the home ****16%**

**18%

No toilet (open defecation) ****84%**

**80%

Tap water ****2%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****41%**

**36%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%**

**96%

Use banking services ****24%**

**38%

Television ****19%**

**12%

Mobile phone ****50%**

**44%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****40%**

**44%

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 Karjara?

■ Karjara · ■ Ben rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****58.4%**

**64.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****934**

**919

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1061**

**946

Working population ****43.6%**

**40.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 71.8% for men and 43.7% for women. 56% of men and 30% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 312 (25%) · **■** Farm labourers 626 (49%) · **■** Household industry 28 (2%) · **■** Other work 77 (6%) · **■** Marginal 225 (18%)

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 Ben

- Nohsa4,135 people
- Akauna3,393 people
- Makhdumpur3,369 people
- Mari3,307 people
- Murgawan2,902 people
- Sehri2,781 people
- Saure2,766 people
- Jangharo2,431 people

[All 32 villages in Ben](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/nalanda/ben/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Karjara from Biharsharif?31 km by road
- What is the population of Karjara?2,911 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Karjara in?Nalanda district (Ben sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Karjara?58.4% (Census 2011)