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

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Village · Masaurhi, Patna 

# Karwa

Karwa is a village in Masaurhi sub-district of Patna district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **3,316 people in 653 households**, the 14th largest of 97 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 70.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 60.7%.

- 3,316people (2011)
- 653households
- 70.5%literacy
- 908females per 1,000 males

## Karwa PIN code and other codes

Karwa falls in Masaurhi sub-district, Patna district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatDevriya
- Community development blockMasaurhi
- Census village code245886

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

## How far is Karwa from nearby towns?

- Masaurhi (sub-district HQ)13 km by road
- Patna (district HQ)34 km by road
- Masauri (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 Karwa?

11 services counted by the Census are inside Karwa; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Patna
- ○Degree college10+ km · Patna
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Patna
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)6 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 Karwa known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 81% of the 432 hectares of village land is sown, and 123 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 Karwa

Of every 100 households in Karwa in 2011, 1 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 54 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Karwa · ■ Masaurhi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****1%**

**12%

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

**19%

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

**79%

Tap water ****3%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****22%**

**57%

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

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****87%**

**92%

Use banking services ****35%**

**40%

Television ****9%**

**19%

Mobile phone ****54%**

**53%

Computer with internet ****4%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**6%

Car / jeep / van ****4%**

**2%

None of these assets ****16%**

**29%

Own their home ****94%**

**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 Karwa?

■ Karwa · ■ Masaurhi rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****70.5%**

**60.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****908**

**921

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****939**

**921

Working population ****56.4%**

**40.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 77.2% for men and 63.1% for women. 63% of men and 49% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 113 (6%) · **■** Farm labourers 1,092 (58%) · **■** Household industry 37 (2%) · **■** Other work 53 (3%) · **■** Marginal 576 (31%)

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

- Nadaul3,681 people
- Chapaur3,433 people
- Daulatpur3,415 people
- Khanpura3,395 people
- Sarwan3,167 people
- Deoria3,000 people
- Bara2,776 people
- Dighwa Mahadeopur2,678 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Karwa from Patna?34 km by road
- What is the population of Karwa?3,316 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Karwa in?Patna district (Masaurhi sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Karwa?70.5% (Census 2011)