# Ahan Village, Karakat, Rohtas (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Karakat, Rohtas 

# Ahan

Ahan is a village in Karakat sub-district of Rohtas district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **418 people in 67 households**, the 119th largest of 128 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 77.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 73.9%.

- 418people (2011)
- 67households
- 77.3%literacy
- 909females per 1,000 males

## Ahan PIN code and other codes

Ahan falls in Karakat sub-district, Rohtas district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatGamhariya
- Community development blockKarakat
- Census village code251283

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

## How far is Ahan from nearby towns?

- Karakat (sub-district HQ)6 km by road
- Sasaram (district HQ)67 km by road
- Bikramganj (nearest town)20 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 Ahan?

2 services counted by the Census are inside Ahan; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary school5–10 km · Karakat
- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Beiwai
- ○Degree college10+ km · Bikramganj
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gaya
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)5 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 Ahan known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 87% of the 45 hectares of village land is sown, and 39 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 Ahan

Of every 100 households in Ahan in 2011, 0 had electricity, 16 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 87 had a mobile phone, 16 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Ahan · ■ Karakat rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**14%

Toilet within the home ****16%**

**21%

No toilet (open defecation) ****84%**

**78%

Tap water ****0%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****91%**

**84%

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

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%**

**93%

Use banking services ****46%**

**66%

Television ****12%**

**19%

Mobile phone ****87%**

**67%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****16%**

**9%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**2%

None of these assets ****4%**

**18%

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 Ahan?

■ Ahan · ■ Karakat rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****77.3%**

**73.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****909**

**920

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1059**

**926

Working population ****53.3%**

**32.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 91.9% for men and 60.7% for women. 55% of men and 52% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 20 (9%) · **■** Farm labourers 184 (83%) · **■** Other work 18 (8%) · **■** Marginal 1 (0%)

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 Karakat

- Soni568 people
- Sikaria English528 people
- Mahuari518 people
- Gopalpur453 people
- Murarpur397 people
- Padumanpur381 people
- Bedwalia378 people
- Adhaura341 people

[All 150 villages in Karakat](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/rohtas/karakat/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Ahan from Sasaram?67 km by road
- What is the population of Ahan?418 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Ahan in?Rohtas district (Karakat sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Ahan?77.3% (Census 2011)