Village · Mahishi, Saharsa # Kargaon Kargaon is a village in Mahishi sub-district of Saharsa district, Bihar, PIN code 852216. The 2011 Census counted 252 people in 47 households, the 67th largest of 73 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 27.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 48.4%. - 252 people (2011) - 47 households - 27.4% literacy - 852216 PIN code ## Kargaon PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Kargaon is 852216. Kargaon falls in Mahishi sub-district, Saharsa district, Bihar. - PIN code 852216 - Gram panchayat Kundah - Community development block Mahishi - Census village code 226341 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Kargaon from nearby towns? - Mahishi (sub-district HQ) 15 km by road - Saharsa (district HQ) 28 km by road - Saharsa (nearest town) 28 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Kargaon? 6 services counted by the Census are inside Kargaon; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Primary school In village · 1 govt - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Ration (PDS) shop In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Saharsa - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Saharsa - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Saharsa - ○ Primary health centre 10+ km - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Dispensary 10+ km - ○ Post office 10+ km - ○ Public bus service 10+ km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 10+ km - ○ Commercial bank 5–10 km - ○ Mandi / regular market under 5 km - ○ Public library 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water hand pumps Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Kargaon known for? The main crops are paddy. About 40% of the 74 hectares of village land is sown, and 7 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Kargaon Of every 100 households in Kargaon in 2011, 0 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 4 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Kargaon · ■ Mahishi rural average - Electricity for lighting 0% 5% - Toilet within the home 2% 9% - No toilet (open defecation) 98% 90% - Tap water 2% 1% - Drinking water within premises 2% 38% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 1% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 96% 98% - Use banking services 0% 22% - Television 0% 3% - Mobile phone 4% 33% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 0% 3% - Car / jeep / van 0% 0% - None of these assets 66% 52% - Own their home 100% 99% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Kargaon? ■ Kargaon · ■ Mahishi rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 27.4% 48.4% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 969 907 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 897 924 - Working population 30.2% 36.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 36.4% for men and 18.4% for women. 44% of men and 16% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 17 (22%) · ■ Farm labourers 32 (42%) · ■ Other work 7 (9%) · ■ Marginal 20 (26%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Mahishi - Aksaur 392 people - Dumri 318 people - Telbadha 305 people - Supaul 271 people - Dhor 227 people - Nagar 203 people - Parewa 202 people - Kodwa 198 people All 81 villages in Mahishi ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Kargaon? 852216 - How far is Kargaon from Saharsa? 28 km by road - What is the population of Kargaon? 252 (Census 2011) - Which district is Kargaon in? Saharsa district (Mahishi sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Kargaon? 27.4% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/saharsa/mahishi/kargaon/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.