# Karinga Village, Chapra, Saran (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Chapra, Saran 

# Karinga

Karinga is a village in Chapra sub-district of Saran district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **2,786 people in 394 households**, the 32nd largest of 92 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 68.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 65.7%.

- 2,786people (2011)
- 394households
- 68.7%literacy
- 931females per 1,000 males

## Karinga PIN code and other codes

Karinga falls in Chapra sub-district, Saran district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatKaringa
- Community development blockChapra
- Census village code233604

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

## How far is Karinga from nearby towns?

- Chapra (sub-district HQ)8 km by road
- Chhapra (district HQ)8 km by road
- Chapra (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 Karinga?

15 services counted by the Census are inside Karinga; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 2 private
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Railway stationIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Gudri
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Chapra
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Maraurah
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- 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 Karinga known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 52% of the 117 hectares of village land is sown, and 5 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 Karinga

Of every 100 households in Karinga in 2011, 12 had electricity, 11 a toilet at home and 8 cooked with LPG; 46 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Karinga · ■ Chapra rural average

Electricity for lighting ****12%**

**19%

Toilet within the home ****11%**

**22%

No toilet (open defecation) ****89%**

**78%

Tap water ****2%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****63%**

**56%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****8%**

**10%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****91%**

**89%

Use banking services ****62%**

**62%

Television ****22%**

**26%

Mobile phone ****46%**

**63%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****10%**

**12%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**2%

None of these assets ****13%**

**16%

Own their home ****100%**

**98%

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 Karinga?

■ Karinga · ■ Chapra rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****68.7%**

**65.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****931**

**897

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****941**

**912

Working population ****26.0%**

**26.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 78.0% for men and 58.7% for women. 44% of men and 7% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 24 (3%) · **■** Farm labourers 282 (39%) · **■** Household industry 17 (2%) · **■** Other work 291 (40%) · **■** Marginal 109 (15%)

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 Chapra

- Bhairopur Nizamat3,090 people
- Makhdumganj3,085 people
- Mehian3,079 people
- Chirand2,971 people
- Panapur2,716 people
- Manupur Jahangir2,702 people
- Musehri Mahto2,672 people
- Rasalpura2,397 people

[All 109 villages in Chapra](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/saran/chapra/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Karinga from Chhapra?8 km by road
- What is the population of Karinga?2,786 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Karinga in?Saran district (Chapra sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Karinga?68.7% (Census 2011)