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

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Village · Karakat, Rohtas 

# Bad

Bad is a village in Karakat sub-district of Rohtas district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,979 people in 253 households**, the 35th largest of 128 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 77.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 73.9%.

- 1,979people (2011)
- 253households
- 77.3%literacy
- 916females per 1,000 males

## Bad PIN code and other codes

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

- Gram panchayatGorari
- Community development blockKarakat
- Census village code251375

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

## How far is Bad from nearby towns?

- Karakat (sub-district HQ)6 km by road
- Sasaram (district HQ)45 km by road
- Bikramganj (nearest town)19 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 Bad?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Bad; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Dhawani
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Bikramganj
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gaya
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 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
- Electricity (2011)5 h summer · 6 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 Bad known for?

The main crops are **paddy and wheat**. Products made here include rice mills. About 99% of the 234 hectares of village land is sown, and 231 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 Bad

Of every 100 households in Bad in 2011, 1 had electricity, 18 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 68 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Bad · ■ Karakat rural average

Electricity for lighting ****1%**

**14%

Toilet within the home ****18%**

**21%

No toilet (open defecation) ****82%**

**78%

Tap water ****2%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****87%**

**84%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**93%

Use banking services ****90%**

**66%

Television ****4%**

**19%

Mobile phone ****68%**

**67%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****9%**

**9%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****19%**

**18%

Own their home ****96%**

**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 Bad?

■ Bad · ■ Karakat rural average

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

**73.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****916**

**920

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1020**

**926

Working population ****46.1%**

**32.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 85.9% for men and 67.7% for women. 56% of men and 35% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 40 (4%) · **■** Farm labourers 49 (5%) · **■** Household industry 9 (1%) · **■** Other work 25 (3%) · **■** Marginal 789 (87%)

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

- Gharwasdih2,074 people
- Nawada2,032 people
- Kirhi2,014 people
- Chiksil2,006 people
- Sonbarsa1,958 people
- Osawan1,952 people
- Chaugai1,939 people
- Ibrahimpur1,855 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Bad from Sasaram?45 km by road
- What is the population of Bad?1,979 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bad in?Rohtas district (Karakat sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Bad?77.3% (Census 2011)