# Karara Village, Ghoswari, Patna (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Ghoswari, Patna 

# Karara

Karara is a village in Ghoswari sub-district of Patna district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **4,597 people in 715 households**, the 7th largest of 20 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 59.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 50.2%.

- 4,597people (2011)
- 715households
- 59.7%literacy
- 878females per 1,000 males

## Karara PIN code and other codes

Karara falls in Ghoswari sub-district, Patna district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatTartar
- Community development blockGhoswari
- Census village code246517

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

## How far is Karara from nearby towns?

- Ghoswari (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Patna (district HQ)130 km by road
- Mokameh (nearest town)10 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 Karara?

11 services counted by the Census are inside Karara; 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
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Mokameh
- ○Degree college10+ km · Barh
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Patna
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)6 h summer · 8 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 Karara known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 92% of the 958 hectares of village land is sown, and 105 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 Karara

Of every 100 households in Karara in 2011, 33 had electricity, 21 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 61 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Karara · ■ Ghoswari rural average

Electricity for lighting ****33%**

**11%

Toilet within the home ****21%**

**12%

No toilet (open defecation) ****78%**

**86%

Tap water ****2%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****23%**

**23%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**94%

Use banking services ****66%**

**46%

Television ****7%**

**7%

Mobile phone ****61%**

**53%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**4%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**2%

None of these assets ****26%**

**35%

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 Karara?

■ Karara · ■ Ghoswari rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****59.7%**

**50.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****878**

**883

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****931**

**936

Working population ****38.0%**

**42.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 70.3% for men and 47.6% for women. 49% of men and 25% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 118 (7%) · **■** Farm labourers 977 (56%) · **■** Household industry 11 (1%) · **■** Other work 72 (4%) · **■** Marginal 568 (33%)

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 Ghoswari

- Mor6,020 people
- Samaya NO.85,608 people
- Ghoswari5,133 people
- Paijuna4,731 people
- SAmaya NO 54,379 people
- Samaya NO 33,604 people
- Dhanak Dobh3,501 people
- Samaya NO 103,443 people

[All 23 villages in Ghoswari](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/patna/ghoswari/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Karara from Patna?130 km by road
- What is the population of Karara?4,597 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Karara in?Patna district (Ghoswari sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Karara?59.7% (Census 2011)