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

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Village · Karakat, Rohtas 

# Deo

Deo is a village in Karakat sub-district of Rohtas district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **4,699 people in 678 households**, the 5th largest of 128 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 74.3%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 73.9%.

- 4,699people (2011)
- 678households
- 74.3%literacy
- 912females per 1,000 males

## Deo PIN code and other codes

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

- Gram panchayatDeo
- Community development blockKarakat
- Census village code251391

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

## How far is Deo from nearby towns?

- Karakat (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Sasaram (district HQ)65 km by road
- Bikramganj (nearest town)25 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 Deo?

27 services counted by the Census are inside Deo; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Railway stationIn village
- ●National highwayIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●ATMIn village
- ●Commercial bankIn village
- ●Cooperative bankIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Degree college10+ km · Bikramganj
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gaya
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and canal / river
- 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 Deo known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 95% of the 761 hectares of village land is sown, and 725 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 Deo

Of every 100 households in Deo in 2011, 2 had electricity, 12 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 47 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Deo · ■ Karakat rural average

Electricity for lighting ****2%**

**14%

Toilet within the home ****12%**

**21%

No toilet (open defecation) ****88%**

**78%

Tap water ****1%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****76%**

**84%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****95%**

**93%

Use banking services ****62%**

**66%

Television ****19%**

**19%

Mobile phone ****47%**

**67%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****10%**

**9%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****30%**

**18%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Deo?

■ Deo · ■ Karakat rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****74.3%**

**73.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****912**

**920

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****862**

**926

Working population ****30.5%**

**32.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 86.2% for men and 61.4% for women. 44% of men and 16% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 243 (17%) · **■** Farm labourers 640 (45%) · **■** Household industry 47 (3%) · **■** Other work 177 (12%) · **■** Marginal 324 (23%)

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

- Gorari5,621 people
- Motha5,420 people
- Danwar5,174 people
- Burhawal4,914 people
- Sakla4,555 people
- Bara Dih4,272 people
- Amratha4,050 people
- Amona4,034 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Deo from Sasaram?65 km by road
- What is the population of Deo?4,699 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Deo in?Rohtas district (Karakat sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Deo?74.3% (Census 2011)