Village · Akorhi Gola, Rohtas # Karkatpur Karkatpur is a village in Akorhi Gola sub-district of Rohtas district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted 1,511 people in 269 households, the 27th largest of 53 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 74.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 72.3%. - 1,511 people (2011) - 269 households - 74.9% literacy - 932 females per 1,000 males ## Karkatpur PIN code and other codes Karkatpur falls in Akorhi Gola sub-district, Rohtas district, Bihar. - Gram panchayat Akorhi - Community development block Akorhi Gola - Census village code 252523 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Karkatpur from nearby towns? - Akorhi Gola (sub-district HQ) 2 km by road - Sasaram (district HQ) 18 km by road - Dehri (nearest town) 10 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Karkatpur? 19 services counted by the Census are inside Karkatpur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Pre-primary school In village · 1 private - ● Primary school In village · 1 govt - ● Primary health centre In village · 1 · 5 doctors - ● Health sub-centre In village · 1 - ● Maternity & child welfare centre In village · 1 · 1 doctors - ● TB clinic In village · 1 · 2 doctors - ● Dispensary In village · 1 - ● Family welfare centre In village · 1 · 1 doctors - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Private bus service In village - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Weekly haat In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Community centre In village - ● Sports field In village - ● Public library In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Akorhi Gola - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Dalmiya Nagar - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Gaya - ○ Allopathic hospital 5–10 km - ○ Post office under 5 km - ○ Public bus service under 5 km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 10+ km - ○ Commercial bank 5–10 km - ○ Ration (PDS) shop 5–10 km - ○ Mandi / regular market 5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking water hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011) 5 h summer · 6 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Karkatpur known for? The main crops are paddy. About 93% of the 154 hectares of village land is sown, and 143 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Karkatpur Of every 100 households in Karkatpur in 2011, 3 had electricity, 10 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 54 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Karkatpur · ■ Akorhi Gola rural average - Electricity for lighting 3% 24% - Toilet within the home 10% 20% - No toilet (open defecation) 90% 79% - Tap water 0% 3% - Drinking water within premises 62% 82% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 4% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 98% 92% - Use banking services 59% 60% - Television 8% 21% - Mobile phone 54% 62% - Computer with internet 0% 1% - Two-wheeler 6% 10% - Car / jeep / van 0% 2% - None of these assets 37% 17% - Own their home 100% 98% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Karkatpur? ■ Karkatpur · ■ Akorhi Gola rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 74.9% 72.3% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 932 918 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 1019 932 - Working population 32.4% 32.9% ### Women and men Literacy is 82.4% for men and 66.7% for women. 48% of men and 16% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 105 (21%) · ■ Farm labourers 6 (1%) · ■ Other work 22 (4%) · ■ Marginal 357 (73%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Akorhi Gola - Barka tenua 1,683 people - Kapasia 1,681 people - Khapra 1,627 people - Salea 1,620 people - Isra 1,495 people - Piarepur 1,444 people - Bandhpa 1,442 people - Chanp 1,413 people All 56 villages in Akorhi Gola ## Quick answers - How far is Karkatpur from Sasaram? 18 km by road - What is the population of Karkatpur? 1,511 (Census 2011) - Which district is Karkatpur in? Rohtas district (Akorhi Gola sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Karkatpur? 74.9% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/rohtas/akorhi-gola/karkatpur/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.