# Karamtola Village, Majhaulia, Pashchim Champaran (Bihar)

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Village · Majhaulia, Pashchim Champaran 

# Karamtola

Karamtola is a village in Majhaulia sub-district of Pashchim Champaran district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **703 people in 112 households**, the 68th largest of 75 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 39.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 54.4%.

- 703people (2011)
- 112households
- 39.1%literacy
- 937females per 1,000 males

## Karamtola PIN code and other codes

Karamtola falls in Majhaulia sub-district, Pashchim Champaran district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatBakhriya
- Community development blockMajhaulia
- Census village code217338

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

## How far is Karamtola from nearby towns?

- Majhaulia (sub-district HQ)15 km by road
- Bettiah (district HQ)21 km by road
- Bettiah (nearest town)21 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 Karamtola?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●National highwayIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Bettiah
- ○Degree college10+ km · Bettiah
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bettiah
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 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 Karamtola known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 90% of the 72 hectares of village land is sown, and 40 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 Karamtola

Of every 100 households in Karamtola in 2011, 0 had electricity, 16 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 58 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Karamtola · ■ Majhaulia rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**2%

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

**14%

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

**85%

Tap water ****2%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****19%**

**51%

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

**2%

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

**98%

Use banking services ****66%**

**45%

Television ****3%**

**5%

Mobile phone ****58%**

**53%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**7%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****14%**

**21%

Own their home ****96%**

**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 Karamtola?

■ Karamtola · ■ Majhaulia rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****39.1%**

**54.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****937**

**912

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****912**

**957

Working population ****28.3%**

**37.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 51.3% for men and 26.0% for women. 54% of men and 1% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 189 (95%) · **■** Farm labourers 6 (3%) · **■** Household industry 2 (1%) · **■** Other work 1 (1%) · **■** Marginal 1 (1%)

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 Majhaulia

- Dudha Chaturi871 people
- Thawaia856 people
- Mathia Birit Bandobasti795 people
- Baghambarpur740 people
- Bairagi Dih479 people
- Bilaspur379 people
- Narayanpur360 people
- Patkhaulia336 people

[All 78 villages in Majhaulia](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/pashchim-champaran/majhaulia/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Karamtola from Bettiah?21 km by road
- What is the population of Karamtola?703 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Karamtola in?Pashchim Champaran district (Majhaulia sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Karamtola?39.1% (Census 2011)