# Karjar Village, Kochas, Rohtas (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Kochas, Rohtas 

# Karjar

Karjar is a village in Kochas sub-district of Rohtas district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,797 people in 295 households**, the 20th largest of 148 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 75.2%.

- 1,797people (2011)
- 295households
- 72.4%literacy
- 834females per 1,000 males

## Karjar PIN code and other codes

Karjar falls in Kochas sub-district, Rohtas district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatKanjar
- Community development blockKochas
- Census village code250738

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

## How far is Karjar from nearby towns?

- Kochas (sub-district HQ)3 km by road
- Sasaram (district HQ)37 km by road
- Sasaram (nearest town)37 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 Karjar?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Karjar; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

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

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Reniya
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Khaira
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gaya
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 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)2 h summer · 3 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 Karjar known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 94% of the 141 hectares of village land is sown, and 126 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 Karjar

Of every 100 households in Karjar in 2011, 0 had electricity, 8 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 51 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Karjar · ■ Kochas rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**15%

Toilet within the home ****8%**

**26%

No toilet (open defecation) ****92%**

**74%

Tap water ****0%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****78%**

**83%

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

**6%

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

**91%

Use banking services ****45%**

**51%

Television ****12%**

**18%

Mobile phone ****51%**

**71%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**11%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****37%**

**18%

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 Karjar?

■ Karjar · ■ Kochas rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****72.4%**

**75.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****834**

**916

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****819**

**922

Working population ****32.3%**

**27.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 84.0% for men and 58.6% for women. 45% of men and 17% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 82 (14%) · **■** Farm labourers 247 (43%) · **■** Other work 17 (3%) · **■** Marginal 235 (40%)

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 Kochas

- Agarsidehra2,077 people
- Laheri2,030 people
- Baradih1,936 people
- Sobhalia1,854 people
- Anhari1,753 people
- Salas1,731 people
- Ubdhi1,729 people
- Lakari1,711 people

[All 191 villages in Kochas](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/rohtas/kochas/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Karjar from Sasaram?37 km by road
- What is the population of Karjar?1,797 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Karjar in?Rohtas district (Kochas sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Karjar?72.4% (Census 2011)