# Karai Village, Masaurhi, Patna (Bihar) – PIN Code & Facilities

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Village · Masaurhi, Patna 

# Karai

Karai is a village in Masaurhi sub-district of Patna district, Bihar, PIN code **804452**. The 2011 Census counted **4,175 people in 778 households**, the 8th largest of 97 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 43.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 60.7%.

- 4,175people (2011)
- 778households
- 43.5%literacy
- 804452PIN code

## Karai PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Karai is 804452.** Karai falls in Masaurhi sub-district, Patna district, Bihar.

- PIN code804452
- Gram panchayatKraya
- Community development blockMasaurhi
- Census village code245842

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

## How far is Karai from nearby towns?

- Masaurhi (sub-district HQ)8 km by road
- Patna (district HQ)38 km by road
- Masauri (nearest town)8 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 Karai?

12 services counted by the Census are inside Karai; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●ATMIn village
- ●Commercial bankIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary school5–10 km · Karai
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Masaurhi
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Patna
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 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 Karai known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 97% of the 504 hectares of village land is sown, and 171 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 Karai

Of every 100 households in Karai in 2011, 7 had electricity, 24 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 63 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 19 a car.

■ Karai · ■ Masaurhi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****7%**

**12%

Toilet within the home ****24%**

**19%

No toilet (open defecation) ****75%**

**79%

Tap water ****8%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****41%**

**57%

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

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****93%**

**92%

Use banking services ****8%**

**40%

Television ****9%**

**19%

Mobile phone ****63%**

**53%

Computer with internet ****5%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**6%

Car / jeep / van ****19%**

**2%

None of these assets ****28%**

**29%

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 Karai?

■ Karai · ■ Masaurhi rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****43.5%**

**60.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****940**

**921

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1010**

**921

Working population ****51.0%**

**40.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 53.5% for men and 32.7% for women. 57% of men and 45% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 486 (23%) · **■** Farm labourers 724 (34%) · **■** Household industry 22 (1%) · **■** Other work 19 (1%) · **■** Marginal 878 (41%)

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 Masaurhi

- Tineri5,248 people
- Rewan4,967 people
- Lakhnaur4,310 people
- Bhagwanganj4,258 people
- Nisiawan3,693 people
- Nadaul3,681 people
- Chapaur3,433 people
- Daulatpur3,415 people

[All 102 villages in Masaurhi](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/patna/masaurhi/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Karai?804452
- How far is Karai from Patna?38 km by road
- What is the population of Karai?4,175 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Karai in?Patna district (Masaurhi sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Karai?43.5% (Census 2011)
