# Karmaha Village, Sidhaw, Pashchim Champaran (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Sidhaw, Pashchim Champaran 

# Karmaha

Karmaha is a village in Sidhaw sub-district of Pashchim Champaran district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **886 people in 167 households**, the 131st largest of 159 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 50.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 52.0%.

- 886people (2011)
- 167households
- 50.1%literacy
- 973females per 1,000 males

## Karmaha PIN code and other codes

Karmaha falls in Sidhaw sub-district, Pashchim Champaran district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatBinwaliya Bodsar
- Community development blockSidhaw
- Census village code216048

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

## How far is Karmaha from nearby towns?

- Sidhaw (sub-district HQ)14 km by road
- Bettiah (district HQ)75 km by road
- Bagha (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 Karmaha?

5 services counted by the Census are inside Karmaha; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Bagha
- ○Degree college10+ km · Bagha
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bettiah
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ 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 Karmaha known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 90% of the 378 hectares of village land is sown, and 142 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 Karmaha

Of every 100 households in Karmaha in 2011, 1 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 51 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Karmaha · ■ Sidhaw rural average

Electricity for lighting ****1%**

**12%

Toilet within the home ****4%**

**8%

No toilet (open defecation) ****96%**

**91%

Tap water ****0%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****78%**

**49%

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

**1%

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

**99%

Use banking services ****38%**

**34%

Television ****0%**

**9%

Mobile phone ****51%**

**45%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**5%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****35%**

**23%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Karmaha?

■ Karmaha · ■ Sidhaw rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****50.1%**

**52.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****973**

**934

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****919**

**969

Working population ****39.1%**

**48.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 56.5% for men and 43.6% for women. 48% of men and 30% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 9 (3%) · **■** Farm labourers 187 (54%) · **■** Household industry 3 (1%) · **■** Other work 2 (1%) · **■** Marginal 145 (42%)

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 Sidhaw

- Katharwa962 people
- PandarKhap952 people
- Bhitaha922 people
- Maghariya905 people
- Dewtaha877 people
- Gangaulia867 people
- Khiria urf Gamharia867 people
- Paorha832 people

[All 175 villages in Sidhaw](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/pashchim-champaran/sidhaw/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Karmaha from Bettiah?75 km by road
- What is the population of Karmaha?886 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Karmaha in?Pashchim Champaran district (Sidhaw sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Karmaha?50.1% (Census 2011)