# Karamwa Village, Majhaulia, Pashchim Champaran (Bihar) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/pashchim-champaran/majhaulia/karamwa-217353/ Village · Majhaulia, Pashchim Champaran # Karamwa Karamwa is a village in Majhaulia sub-district of Pashchim Champaran district, Bihar, PIN code **845454**. The 2011 Census counted **4,962 people in 755 households**, the 24th largest of 75 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 59.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 54.4%. - 4,962people (2011) - 755households - 59.7%literacy - 845454PIN code ## Karamwa PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Karamwa is 845454.** Karamwa falls in Majhaulia sub-district, Pashchim Champaran district, Bihar. - PIN code845454 - Gram panchayatKaramwa - Community development blockMajhaulia - Census village code217353 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Karamwa from nearby towns? - Majhaulia (sub-district HQ)15 km by road - Bettiah (district HQ)32 km by road - Bettiah (nearest town)32 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 Karamwa? 17 services counted by the Census are inside Karamwa; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Post officeIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Mandi / regular marketIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Bettiah - ○Degree college10+ km · Bettiah - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bettiah - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps and canal / river - Electricity (2011)5 h summer · 5 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 Karamwa known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 80% of the 287 hectares of village land is sown, and 118 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 Karamwa Of every 100 households in Karamwa in 2011, 2 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 69 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Karamwa · ■ Majhaulia rural average Electricity for lighting ****2%** **2% Toilet within the home ****2%** **14% No toilet (open defecation) ****98%** **85% Tap water ****0%** **2% Drinking water within premises ****42%** **51% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **2% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%** **98% Use banking services ****33%** **45% Television ****2%** **5% Mobile phone ****69%** **53% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****10%** **7% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **2% None of these assets ****11%** **21% 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 Karamwa? ■ Karamwa · ■ Majhaulia rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****59.7%** **54.4% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****943** **912 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****934** **957 Working population ****39.1%** **37.7% ### Women and men Literacy is 71.7% for men and 47.0% for women. 47% of men and 31% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 191 (10%) · **■** Farm labourers 208 (11%) · **■** Household industry 14 (1%) · **■** Other work 27 (1%) · **■** Marginal 1,500 (77%) 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 - Katahia5,833 people - Dhokraha5,638 people - Karamwa5,060 people - Bhana Chak5,056 people - Rajabhar4,959 people - Semraghat4,944 people - Nautan Khurd4,871 people - Chanainbandh4,461 people [All 78 villages in Majhaulia](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/pashchim-champaran/majhaulia/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Karamwa?845454 - How far is Karamwa from Bettiah?32 km by road - What is the population of Karamwa?4,962 (Census 2011) - Which district is Karamwa in?Pashchim Champaran district (Majhaulia sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Karamwa?59.7% (Census 2011)