# Korawan Village, Islampur, Nalanda (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/nalanda/islampur/korawan/ Village · Islampur, Nalanda # Korawan Korawan is a village in Islampur sub-district of Nalanda district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,314 people in 231 households**, the 54th largest of 91 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 59.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 64.3%. - 1,314people (2011) - 231households - 59.3%literacy - 851females per 1,000 males ## Korawan PIN code and other codes Korawan falls in Islampur sub-district, Nalanda district, Bihar. - Gram panchayatMozafra - Community development blockIslampur - Census village code244938 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Korawan from nearby towns? - Islampur (sub-district HQ)5 km by road - Biharsharif (district HQ)40 km by road - Islampur (nearest town)5 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 Korawan? 12 services counted by the Census are inside Korawan; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Islampur - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Hilsa - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Public bus service5–10 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)4 h summer · 8 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 Korawan known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 92% of the 138 hectares of village land is sown, and 110 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 Korawan Of every 100 households in Korawan in 2011, 11 had electricity, 8 a toilet at home and 5 cooked with LPG; 52 had a mobile phone, 13 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Korawan · ■ Islampur rural average Electricity for lighting ****11%** **8% Toilet within the home ****8%** **19% No toilet (open defecation) ****79%** **79% Tap water ****4%** **6% Drinking water within premises ****62%** **49% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****5%** **3% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****91%** **94% Use banking services ****56%** **46% Television ****11%** **11% Mobile phone ****52%** **57% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****13%** **5% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****39%** **29% Own their home ****99%** **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 Korawan? ■ Korawan · ■ Islampur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****59.3%** **64.3% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****851** **918 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****952** **921 Working population ****43.6%** **39.9% ### Women and men Literacy is 70.6% for men and 45.7% for women. 46% of men and 41% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ******** **■** Cultivators 53 (9%) · **■** Farm labourers 387 (68%) · **■** Other work 54 (9%) · **■** Marginal 79 (14%) 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 Islampur - Rasalpur1,477 people - Ratanpura1,477 people - Khurrampur1,407 people - Muhammadpur1,355 people - Shekh Ali1,226 people - Ashrafpur1,224 people - Makhdumpur1,200 people - Kewai1,172 people [All 91 villages in Islampur](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/nalanda/islampur/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Korawan from Biharsharif?40 km by road - What is the population of Korawan?1,314 (Census 2011) - Which district is Korawan in?Nalanda district (Islampur sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Korawan?59.3% (Census 2011)