# Karwar Village, Kargahar, Rohtas (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Kargahar, Rohtas 

# Karwar

Karwar is a village in Kargahar sub-district of Rohtas district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **655 people in 118 households**, the 135th largest of 198 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 74.6%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 75.9%.

- 655people (2011)
- 118households
- 74.6%literacy
- 1,120females per 1,000 males

## Karwar PIN code and other codes

Karwar falls in Kargahar sub-district, Rohtas district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatBakasara
- Community development blockKargahar
- Census village code251658

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

## How far is Karwar from nearby towns?

- Kargahar (sub-district HQ)12 km by road
- Sasaram (district HQ)28 km by road
- Sasaram (nearest town)28 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 Karwar?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Karwar; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Private bus serviceIn 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

- ○Primary school5–10 km · Bikramganj
- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Karwar
- ○Degree college10+ km · Sasaram
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gaya
- ○Primary health centre5–10 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 watercovered wells, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)2 h summer · 2 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 Karwar known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 99% of the 131 hectares of village land is sown, and 130 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 Karwar

Of every 100 households in Karwar in 2011, 99 had electricity, 16 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 95 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Karwar · ■ Kargahar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****99%**

**9%

Toilet within the home ****16%**

**25%

No toilet (open defecation) ****84%**

**74%

Tap water ****0%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****98%**

**83%

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

**2%

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

**94%

Use banking services ****95%**

**64%

Television ****10%**

**17%

Mobile phone ****95%**

**72%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**13%

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

**4%

None of these assets ****5%**

**16%

Own their home ****100%**

**98%

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 Karwar?

■ Karwar · ■ Kargahar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****74.6%**

**75.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1120**

**908

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****818**

**918

Working population ****32.2%**

**31.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 84.3% for men and 66.4% for women. 46% of men and 20% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 112 (53%) · **■** Farm labourers 31 (15%) · **■** Other work 1 (0%) · **■** Marginal 67 (32%)

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 Kargahar

- Ratanpura700 people
- Barahta678 people
- Kamalpur677 people
- Bahera666 people
- Chilbila644 people
- Mathurapur643 people
- Panrepur641 people
- Parwalia625 people

[All 257 villages in Kargahar](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/rohtas/kargahar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Karwar from Sasaram?28 km by road
- What is the population of Karwar?655 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Karwar in?Rohtas district (Kargahar sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Karwar?74.6% (Census 2011)