# karpurwa Village, Sasaram, Rohtas (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Sasaram, Rohtas 

# karpurwa

karpurwa is a village in Sasaram sub-district of Rohtas district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **2,709 people in 435 households**, the 20th largest of 144 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 74.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 71.4%.

- 2,709people (2011)
- 435households
- 74.4%literacy
- 929females per 1,000 males

## karpurwa PIN code and other codes

karpurwa falls in Sasaram sub-district, Rohtas district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatBhadokhara
- Community development blockSasaram
- Census village code252340

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

## How far is karpurwa from nearby towns?

- Sasaram (sub-district HQ)1 km by road
- Sasaram (district HQ)1 km by road
- Sasaram (nearest town)1 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 karpurwa?

16 services counted by the Census are inside karpurwa; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 3 private
- ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 2 doctors
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●TB clinicIn village · 1 · 2 doctors
- ●DispensaryIn village · 1
- ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●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

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Sasaram
- ○Degree college10+ km · Raj Pur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gaya
- ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- 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 karpurwa known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 76% of the 36 hectares of village land is sown, and 27 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 karpurwa

Of every 100 households in karpurwa in 2011, 74 had electricity, 40 a toilet at home and 11 cooked with LPG; 71 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ karpurwa · ■ Sasaram rural average

Electricity for lighting ****74%**

**18%

Toilet within the home ****40%**

**23%

No toilet (open defecation) ****60%**

**76%

Tap water ****3%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****79%**

**74%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****11%**

**5%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****88%**

**89%

Use banking services ****67%**

**55%

Television ****49%**

**23%

Mobile phone ****71%**

**63%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****10%**

**11%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****16%**

**20%

Own their home ****97%**

**97%

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 karpurwa?

■ karpurwa · ■ Sasaram rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****74.4%**

**71.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****929**

**920

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****821**

**927

Working population ****26.3%**

**29.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 81.5% for men and 66.8% for women. 46% of men and 6% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 332 (47%) · **■** Farm labourers 72 (10%) · **■** Household industry 14 (2%) · **■** Other work 241 (34%) · **■** Marginal 53 (7%)

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 Sasaram

- Lerua2,984 people
- Rampur2,895 people
- Belarhi2,886 people
- Kanchanpur2,865 people
- Dhankarha2,696 people
- GansaDih2,695 people
- Basa2,683 people
- Gajdwahi2,678 people

[All 171 villages in Sasaram](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/rohtas/sasaram/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is karpurwa from Sasaram?1 km by road
- What is the population of karpurwa?2,709 (Census 2011)
- Which district is karpurwa in?Rohtas district (Sasaram sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of karpurwa?74.4% (Census 2011)