# Karam Village, Akbarpur, Nawada (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Akbarpur, Nawada 

# Karam

Karam is a village in Akbarpur sub-district of Nawada district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **935 people in 183 households**, the 87th largest of 145 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 62.2%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 60.9%.

- 935people (2011)
- 183households
- 62.2%literacy
- 908females per 1,000 males

## Karam PIN code and other codes

Karam falls in Akbarpur sub-district, Nawada district, Bihar.

- Community development blockAkbarpur
- Census village code257963

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

## How far is Karam from nearby towns?

- Akbarpur (sub-district HQ)7 km by road
- Nawada (district HQ)15 km by road
- Nawada (nearest town)15 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 Karam?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Karam; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Nawada
- ○Degree college10+ km · Nawada
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Nawada
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)2 h summer · 4 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 Karam known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 7% of the 154 hectares of village land is sown, and 11 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 Karam

Of every 100 households in Karam in 2011, 0 had electricity, 9 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 24 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Karam · ■ Akbarpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**6%

Toilet within the home ****9%**

**19%

No toilet (open defecation) ****91%**

**80%

Tap water ****0%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****14%**

**38%

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

**3%

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

**91%

Use banking services ****46%**

**32%

Television ****1%**

**7%

Mobile phone ****24%**

**47%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****65%**

**40%

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 Karam?

■ Karam · ■ Akbarpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****62.2%**

**60.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****908**

**932

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****696**

**950

Working population ****64.3%**

**38.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 68.9% for men and 55.1% for women. 62% of men and 67% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 110 (18%) · **■** Farm labourers 308 (51%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 7 (1%) · **■** Marginal 175 (29%)

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 Akbarpur

- Oraiya1,047 people
- Sanokhra1,014 people
- Pipra Khurd987 people
- Baghnan982 people
- Chaparhat923 people
- Mane Bigaha920 people
- Piraunta907 people
- Gangta904 people

[All 157 villages in Akbarpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/nawada/akbarpur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Karam from Nawada?15 km by road
- What is the population of Karam?935 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Karam in?Nawada district (Akbarpur sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Karam?62.2% (Census 2011)