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

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Village · Karakat, Rohtas 

# Osawan

Osawan is a village in Karakat sub-district of Rohtas district, Bihar, PIN code **821309**. The 2011 Census counted **1,952 people in 315 households**, the 37th largest of 128 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 59.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 73.9%.

- 1,952people (2011)
- 315households
- 59.9%literacy
- 821309PIN code

## Osawan PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Osawan is 821309.** Osawan falls in Karakat sub-district, Rohtas district, Bihar.

- PIN code821309
- Gram panchayatDhanhara
- Community development blockKarakat
- Census village code251393

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

## How far is Osawan from nearby towns?

- Karakat (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Sasaram (district HQ)40 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 Osawan?

20 services counted by the Census are inside Osawan; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●TB clinicIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●DispensaryIn village · 1
- ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Railway stationIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn 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
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)5 h summer · 8 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 Osawan known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 99% of the 144 hectares of village land is sown, and 142 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 Osawan

Of every 100 households in Osawan in 2011, 7 had electricity, 23 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 42 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Osawan · ■ Karakat rural average

Electricity for lighting ****7%**

**14%

Toilet within the home ****23%**

**21%

No toilet (open defecation) ****77%**

**78%

Tap water ****4%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****81%**

**84%

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

**4%

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

**93%

Use banking services ****32%**

**66%

Television ****13%**

**19%

Mobile phone ****42%**

**67%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**9%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****48%**

**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 Osawan?

■ Osawan · ■ Karakat rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****59.9%**

**73.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****964**

**920

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****714**

**926

Working population ****29.4%**

**32.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 73.5% for men and 46.5% for women. 49% of men and 9% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 100 (17%) · **■** Farm labourers 225 (39%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 46 (8%) · **■** Marginal 202 (35%)

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

- Kirhi2,014 people
- Chiksil2,006 people
- Bad1,979 people
- Sonbarsa1,958 people
- Chaugai1,939 people
- Ibrahimpur1,855 people
- Amaura1,792 people
- Beiwai1,780 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Osawan?821309
- How far is Osawan from Sasaram?40 km by road
- What is the population of Osawan?1,952 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Osawan in?Rohtas district (Karakat sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Osawan?59.9% (Census 2011)