# Karan Village, Nokha, Rohtas (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Nokha, Rohtas 

# Karan

Karan is a village in Nokha sub-district of Rohtas district, Bihar, PIN code **802217**. The 2011 Census counted **998 people in 183 households**, the 55th largest of 81 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 74.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 72.4%.

- 998people (2011)
- 183households
- 74.7%literacy
- 802217PIN code

## Karan PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Karan is 802217.** Karan falls in Nokha sub-district, Rohtas district, Bihar.

- PIN code802217
- Gram panchayatChanki
- Community development blockNokha
- Census village code251610

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

## How far is Karan from nearby towns?

- Nokha (sub-district HQ)5 km by road
- Sasaram (district HQ)27 km by road
- Nokha (nearest town)5 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 Karan?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Karan; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Degree college10+ km · Sasaram
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gaya
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and canal / river

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 Karan known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 98% of the 127 hectares of village land is sown, and 90 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 Karan

Of every 100 households in Karan in 2011, 0 had electricity, 14 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 62 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Karan · ■ Nokha rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**9%

Toilet within the home ****14%**

**18%

No toilet (open defecation) ****86%**

**81%

Tap water ****3%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****86%**

**84%

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

**2%

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

**93%

Use banking services ****36%**

**55%

Television ****2%**

**14%

Mobile phone ****62%**

**64%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**9%

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

**3%

None of these assets ****29%**

**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 Karan?

■ Karan · ■ Nokha rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****74.7%**

**72.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1053**

**917

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1269**

**945

Working population ****29.5%**

**32.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 88.5% for men and 61.0% for women. 50% of men and 10% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 137 (47%) · **■** Farm labourers 86 (29%) · **■** Household industry 6 (2%) · **■** Other work 13 (4%) · **■** Marginal 52 (18%)

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 Nokha

- Baligawan1,070 people
- Naran1,060 people
- Gamharia1,055 people
- Bhikharidih1,050 people
- Nawadih960 people
- Rampur925 people
- Bhawandihri903 people
- Chhabilapur863 people

[All 87 villages in Nokha](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/rohtas/nokha/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Karan?802217
- How far is Karan from Sasaram?27 km by road
- What is the population of Karan?998 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Karan in?Rohtas district (Nokha sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Karan?74.7% (Census 2011)