# Kariawan Village, Tharthari, Nalanda (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/nalanda/tharthari/kariawan/ Village · Tharthari, Nalanda # Kariawan Kariawan is a village in Tharthari sub-district of Nalanda district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **3,105 people in 534 households**, the 9th largest of 30 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 61.1%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 61.0%. - 3,105people (2011) - 534households - 61.1%literacy - 905females per 1,000 males ## Kariawan PIN code and other codes Kariawan falls in Tharthari sub-district, Nalanda district, Bihar. - Gram panchayatKachaharia - Community development blockTharthari - Census village code244710 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Kariawan from nearby towns? - Tharthari (sub-district HQ)5 km by road - Biharsharif (district HQ)18 km by road - Hilsa (nearest town)13 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 Kariawan? 13 services counted by the Census are inside Kariawan; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Mandi / regular marketIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Hilsa - ○Degree college10+ km · Hilsa - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Hilsa - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Public bus service5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river - Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 10 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 Kariawan known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 92% of the 292 hectares of village land is sown, and 268 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 Kariawan Of every 100 households in Kariawan in 2011, 6 had electricity, 20 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 64 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Kariawan · ■ Tharthari rural average Electricity for lighting ****6%** **11% Toilet within the home ****20%** **16% No toilet (open defecation) ****74%** **82% Tap water ****1%** **2% Drinking water within premises ****35%** **33% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%** **1% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%** **97% Use banking services ****62%** **58% Television ****11%** **10% Mobile phone ****64%** **54% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****3%** **4% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **2% None of these assets ****28%** **34% 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 Kariawan? ■ Kariawan · ■ Tharthari rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****61.1%** **61.0% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****905** **911 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****825** **915 Working population ****49.1%** **39.6% ### Women and men Literacy is 71.8% for men and 49.6% for women. 48% of men and 50% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 205 (13%) · **■** Farm labourers 491 (32%) · **■** Household industry 62 (4%) · **■** Other work 150 (10%) · **■** Marginal 616 (40%) 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 Tharthari - Tharthari4,048 people - Narainpur3,979 people - Amera3,687 people - Kachaharia3,392 people - Diha3,075 people - Chhariari Khurd2,973 people - Narari2,854 people - Partappur2,442 people [All 30 villages in Tharthari](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/nalanda/tharthari/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Kariawan from Biharsharif?18 km by road - What is the population of Kariawan?3,105 (Census 2011) - Which district is Kariawan in?Nalanda district (Tharthari sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Kariawan?61.1% (Census 2011)