# Karahia Village, Saur Bazar, Saharsa (Bihar) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/saharsa/saur-bazar/karahia/ Village · Saur Bazar, Saharsa # Karahia Karahia is a village in Saur Bazar sub-district of Saharsa district, Bihar, PIN code **852221**. The 2011 Census counted **4,664 people in 896 households**, the 14th largest of 55 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 55.9%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 54.5%. - 4,664people (2011) - 896households - 55.9%literacy - 852221PIN code ## Karahia PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Karahia is 852221.** Karahia falls in Saur Bazar sub-district, Saharsa district, Bihar. - PIN code852221 - Gram panchayatKadhaiya - Community development blockSaur Bazar - Census village code226509 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Karahia from nearby towns? - Saur Bazar (sub-district HQ)9 km by road - Saharsa (district HQ)25 km by road - Saharsa (nearest town)25 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 Karahia? 11 services counted by the Census are inside Karahia; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 2 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Sukhasa - ○Degree college10+ km · Saharsa - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Saharsa - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Public bus service10+ km - ○Railway stationunder 5 km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river - Electricity (2011)4 h summer · 6 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 Karahia known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 57% of the 314 hectares of village land is sown, and 105 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 Karahia Of every 100 households in Karahia in 2011, 0 had electricity, 6 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 72 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Karahia · ■ Saur Bazar rural average Electricity for lighting ****0%** **5% Toilet within the home ****6%** **10% No toilet (open defecation) ****94%** **89% Tap water ****1%** **1% Drinking water within premises ****35%** **44% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **1% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****91%** **97% Use banking services ****50%** **38% Television ****2%** **3% Mobile phone ****72%** **40% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****4%** **5% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****20%** **37% 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 Karahia? ■ Karahia · ■ Saur Bazar rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****55.9%** **54.5% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****883** **913 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****886** **950 Working population ****41.2%** **36.7% ### Women and men Literacy is 64.9% for men and 45.6% for women. 45% of men and 36% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 172 (9%) · **■** Farm labourers 1,363 (71%) · **■** Household industry 9 (0%) · **■** Other work 61 (3%) · **■** Marginal 317 (16%) 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 Saur Bazar - Madhura6,012 people - Bhabtia5,893 people - Bakhri5,590 people - Baijnathpur5,148 people - Saur Bazar4,577 people - Saur4,220 people - Rampur4,168 people - Baijnathpur4,138 people [All 56 villages in Saur Bazar](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/saharsa/saur-bazar/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Karahia?852221 - How far is Karahia from Saharsa?25 km by road - What is the population of Karahia?4,664 (Census 2011) - Which district is Karahia in?Saharsa district (Saur Bazar sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Karahia?55.9% (Census 2011)