# Zorawarpur Village, Karakat, Rohtas (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Karakat, Rohtas 

# Zorawarpur

Zorawarpur is a village in Karakat sub-district of Rohtas district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **2,486 people in 380 households**, the 26th largest of 128 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.5%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 73.9%.

- 2,486people (2011)
- 380households
- 72.5%literacy
- 917females per 1,000 males

## Zorawarpur PIN code and other codes

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

- Gram panchayatBaradih
- Community development blockKarakat
- Census village code251380

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

## How far is Zorawarpur from nearby towns?

- Karakat (sub-district HQ)7 km by road
- Sasaram (district HQ)54 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 Zorawarpur?

12 services counted by the Census are inside Zorawarpur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●State highwayIn 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 · Gorari
- ○Degree college10+ km · Bikramganj
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gaya
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ 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 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 Zorawarpur known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 99% of the 222 hectares of village land is sown, and 219 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 Zorawarpur

Of every 100 households in Zorawarpur in 2011, 26 had electricity, 42 a toilet at home and 8 cooked with LPG; 75 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Zorawarpur · ■ Karakat rural average

Electricity for lighting ****26%**

**14%

Toilet within the home ****42%**

**21%

No toilet (open defecation) ****58%**

**78%

Tap water ****3%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****91%**

**84%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****8%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****92%**

**93%

Use banking services ****81%**

**66%

Television ****35%**

**19%

Mobile phone ****75%**

**67%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****10%**

**9%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****8%**

**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 Zorawarpur?

■ Zorawarpur · ■ Karakat rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****72.5%**

**73.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****917**

**920

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****930**

**926

Working population ****33.3%**

**32.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 85.8% for men and 58.0% for women. 50% of men and 15% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 232 (28%) · **■** Farm labourers 102 (12%) · **■** Household industry 15 (2%) · **■** Other work 70 (8%) · **■** Marginal 410 (49%)

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

- Karma2,597 people
- Karakat2,563 people
- Paharma2,522 people
- Dhawani2,494 people
- Sohda2,322 people
- Niranjanpur2,263 people
- Gamhariya2,256 people
- Dhanhara2,209 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Zorawarpur from Sasaram?54 km by road
- What is the population of Zorawarpur?2,486 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Zorawarpur in?Rohtas district (Karakat sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Zorawarpur?72.5% (Census 2011)