# Karah Village, Baniapur, Saran (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/saran/baniapur/karah/ Village · Baniapur, Saran # Karah Karah is a village in Baniapur sub-district of Saran district, Bihar, PIN code **841404**. The 2011 Census counted **6,895 people in 1,017 households**, the 4th largest of 108 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 60.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 65.9%. - 6,895people (2011) - 1,017households - 60.7%literacy - 841404PIN code ## Karah PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Karah is 841404.** Karah falls in Baniapur sub-district, Saran district, Bihar. - PIN code841404 - Gram panchayatKarah - Community development blockBaniapur - Census village code233173 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Karah from nearby towns? - Baniapur (sub-district HQ)5 km by road - Chhapra (district HQ)29 km by road - Chapra (nearest town)20 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 Karah? 12 services counted by the Census are inside Karah; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Ibrahimpur - ○Degree college5–10 km · Hafizpur - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Maraurah - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)3 h summer · 4 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 Karah known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 100% of the 501 hectares of village land is sown, and 445 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 Karah Of every 100 households in Karah in 2011, 13 had electricity, 24 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 73 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Karah · ■ Baniapur rural average Electricity for lighting ****13%** **18% Toilet within the home ****24%** **16% No toilet (open defecation) ****75%** **84% Tap water ****1%** **3% Drinking water within premises ****47%** **54% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%** **3% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%** **96% Use banking services ****67%** **64% Television ****20%** **17% Mobile phone ****73%** **67% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****10%** **11% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **2% None of these assets ****10%** **12% Own their home ****100%** **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 Karah? ■ Karah · ■ Baniapur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****60.7%** **65.9% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****938** **989 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****989** **921 Working population ****20.7%** **25.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 70.3% for men and 50.4% for women. 38% of men and 2% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 180 (13%) · **■** Farm labourers 183 (13%) · **■** Household industry 60 (4%) · **■** Other work 366 (26%) · **■** Marginal 637 (45%) 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 Baniapur - Kanhauli Manohar13,414 people - Dhangaraha8,573 people - Paighambarpur7,351 people - Baniapur6,719 people - Lauwa Kalan6,577 people - Kamta6,337 people - harpur5,918 people [All 114 villages in Baniapur](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/saran/baniapur/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Karah?841404 - How far is Karah from Chhapra?29 km by road - What is the population of Karah?6,895 (Census 2011) - Which district is Karah in?Saran district (Baniapur sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Karah?60.7% (Census 2011)