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

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Village · Karakat, Rohtas 

# Kirhi

Kirhi is a village in Karakat sub-district of Rohtas district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **2,014 people in 304 households**, the 33rd largest of 128 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 73.5%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 73.9%.

- 2,014people (2011)
- 304households
- 73.5%literacy
- 953females per 1,000 males

## Kirhi PIN code and other codes

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

- Gram panchayatKirhi
- Community development blockKarakat
- Census village code251357

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

## How far is Kirhi from nearby towns?

- Karakat (sub-district HQ)4 km by road
- Sasaram (district HQ)70 km by road
- Bikramganj (nearest town)12 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 Kirhi?

5 services counted by the Census are inside Kirhi; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Bharthadih
- ○Degree college10+ km · Bikramganj
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gaya
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 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 Kirhi known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 96% of the 217 hectares of village land is sown, and 208 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 Kirhi

Of every 100 households in Kirhi in 2011, 5 had electricity, 12 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 54 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Kirhi · ■ Karakat rural average

Electricity for lighting ****5%**

**14%

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

**21%

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

**78%

Tap water ****0%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****88%**

**84%

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

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**93%

Use banking services ****72%**

**66%

Television ****13%**

**19%

Mobile phone ****54%**

**67%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**9%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**2%

None of these assets ****21%**

**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 Kirhi?

■ Kirhi · ■ Karakat rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****73.5%**

**73.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****953**

**920

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1062**

**926

Working population ****28.9%**

**32.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 85.6% for men and 60.6% for women. 52% of men and 5% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 121 (21%) · **■** Farm labourers 59 (10%) · **■** Household industry 15 (3%) · **■** Other work 56 (10%) · **■** Marginal 331 (57%)

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

- Gamhariya2,256 people
- Dhanhara2,209 people
- Gharwasdih2,074 people
- Nawada2,032 people
- Chiksil2,006 people
- Bad1,979 people
- Sonbarsa1,958 people
- Osawan1,952 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Kirhi from Sasaram?70 km by road
- What is the population of Kirhi?2,014 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kirhi in?Rohtas district (Karakat sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Kirhi?73.5% (Census 2011)