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

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Village · Karakat, Rohtas 

# Kurawan

Kurawan is a village in Karakat sub-district of Rohtas district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **798 people in 88 households**, the 94th largest of 128 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 60.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 73.9%.

- 798people (2011)
- 88households
- 60.7%literacy
- 995females per 1,000 males

## Kurawan PIN code and other codes

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

- Gram panchayatKirhi
- Community development blockKarakat
- Census village code251360

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

## How far is Kurawan 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 Kurawan?

4 services counted by the Census are inside Kurawan; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary school5–10 km · Bikramganj
- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Bharthadih
- ○Degree college10+ 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 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 Kurawan known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 100% of the 78 hectares of village land is sown, and 78 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 Kurawan

Of every 100 households in Kurawan in 2011, 0 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 32 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Kurawan · ■ Karakat rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**14%

Toilet within the home ****1%**

**21%

No toilet (open defecation) ****99%**

**78%

Tap water ****3%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****80%**

**84%

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

**4%

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

**93%

Use banking services ****15%**

**66%

Television ****3%**

**19%

Mobile phone ****32%**

**67%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**9%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**2%

None of these assets ****42%**

**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 Kurawan?

■ Kurawan · ■ Karakat rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****60.7%**

**73.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****995**

**920

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1092**

**926

Working population ****24.2%**

**32.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 74.1% for men and 47.0% for women. 46% of men and 3% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 9 (5%) · **■** Farm labourers 66 (34%) · **■** Household industry 25 (13%) · **■** Other work 12 (6%) · **■** Marginal 81 (42%)

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

- Nawadih823 people
- Gujru821 people
- Pardiha811 people
- Kesuari802 people
- Gera791 people
- Biraini782 people
- Thumhia777 people
- Majhariya771 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Kurawan from Sasaram?70 km by road
- What is the population of Kurawan?798 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kurawan in?Rohtas district (Karakat sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Kurawan?60.7% (Census 2011)