# Ray Karariya Village, Paharpur, Purba Champaran (Bihar) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/purba-champaran/paharpur/ray-karariya/ Village · Paharpur, Purba Champaran # Ray Karariya Ray Karariya is a village in Paharpur sub-district of Purba Champaran district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **2,350 people in 436 households**, the 25th largest of 55 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 42.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 56.3%. - 2,350people (2011) - 436households - 42.8%literacy - 947females per 1,000 males ## Ray Karariya PIN code and other codes Ray Karariya falls in Paharpur sub-district, Purba Champaran district, Bihar. - Gram panchayatPaschimi Siswa - Community development blockPaharpur - Census village code218127 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Ray Karariya from nearby towns? - Paharpur (sub-district HQ)12 km by road - Motihari (district HQ)36 km by road - Areraj (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 Ray Karariya? 10 services counted by the Census are inside Ray Karariya; 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 - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Commercial bankIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Harsie - ○Degree college10+ km · Motihari - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Motihari - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Public bus service10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watercovered wells, hand pumps and canal / river 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 Ray Karariya known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 74% of the 257 hectares of village land is sown, and 60 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 Ray Karariya Of every 100 households in Ray Karariya in 2011, 0 had electricity, 18 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 58 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Ray Karariya · ■ Paharpur rural average Electricity for lighting ****0%** **3% Toilet within the home ****18%** **14% No toilet (open defecation) ****82%** **83% Tap water ****0%** **1% Drinking water within premises ****10%** **49% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%** **2% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%** **98% Use banking services ****57%** **44% Television ****4%** **6% Mobile phone ****58%** **58% Computer with internet ****1%** **0% Two-wheeler ****8%** **8% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **2% None of these assets ****5%** **13% Own their home ****100%** **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 Ray Karariya? ■ Ray Karariya · ■ Paharpur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****42.8%** **56.3% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****947** **908 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1022** **935 Working population ****48.8%** **36.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 51.4% for men and 33.6% for women. 55% of men and 43% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 71 (6%) · **■** Farm labourers 491 (43%) · **■** Household industry 10 (1%) · **■** Other work 31 (3%) · **■** Marginal 544 (47%) 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 Paharpur - Naya Ganw2,713 people - Ibrahimpur2,586 people - Batraulia2,574 people - Lakhmipur2,529 people - Barkurwa2,167 people - Khairwa1,913 people - Ahiraulia urf sonwalwakesarea1,861 people - Raghunathpur1,807 people [All 57 villages in Paharpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/purba-champaran/paharpur/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Ray Karariya from Motihari?36 km by road - What is the population of Ray Karariya?2,350 (Census 2011) - Which district is Ray Karariya in?Purba Champaran district (Paharpur sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Ray Karariya?42.8% (Census 2011)