# Kamarthu Village, Karai Parsurai, Nalanda (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Karai Parsurai, Nalanda 

# Kamarthu

Kamarthu is a village in Karai Parsurai sub-district of Nalanda district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,356 people in 240 households**, the 18th largest of 45 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 62.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 56.5%.

- 1,356people (2011)
- 240households
- 62.9%literacy
- 850females per 1,000 males

## Kamarthu PIN code and other codes

Kamarthu falls in Karai Parsurai sub-district, Nalanda district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatMakrauta
- Community development blockKarai Parsurai
- Census village code244136

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

## How far is Kamarthu from nearby towns?

- Karai Parsurai (sub-district HQ)5 km by road
- Biharsharif (district HQ)45 km by road
- Hilsa (nearest town)14 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 Kamarthu?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Kamarthu; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Lodipur Usmanpur
- ○Degree college10+ km · Hilsa
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Karai Parsurai
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 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 Kamarthu known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 82% of the 182 hectares of village land is sown, and 100 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 Kamarthu

Of every 100 households in Kamarthu in 2011, 2 had electricity, 12 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 32 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 11 a car.

■ Kamarthu · ■ Karai Parsurai rural average

Electricity for lighting ****2%**

**1%

Toilet within the home ****12%**

**20%

No toilet (open defecation) ****83%**

**78%

Tap water ****1%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****57%**

**40%

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

**1%

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

**96%

Use banking services ****56%**

**46%

Television ****2%**

**9%

Mobile phone ****32%**

**49%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**3%

Car / jeep / van ****11%**

**2%

None of these assets ****51%**

**37%

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 Kamarthu?

■ Kamarthu · ■ Karai Parsurai rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****62.9%**

**56.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****850**

**931

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****947**

**950

Working population ****35.5%**

**42.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 78.2% for men and 44.5% for women. 47% of men and 22% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 16 (3%) · **■** Farm labourers 227 (47%) · **■** Household industry 18 (4%) · **■** Other work 65 (14%) · **■** Marginal 155 (32%)

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 Karai Parsurai

- Hunrari1,747 people
- Merhwan1,601 people
- Abupur1,556 people
- Chhitar Bigha1,448 people
- Khokhna1,345 people
- Salempur1,335 people
- Milik Hunrari1,238 people
- Rasulpur1,233 people

[All 45 villages in Karai Parsurai](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/nalanda/karai-parsurai/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Kamarthu from Biharsharif?45 km by road
- What is the population of Kamarthu?1,356 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kamarthu in?Nalanda district (Karai Parsurai sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Kamarthu?62.9% (Census 2011)