# Karande Village, Chewara, Sheikhpura (Bihar) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/sheikhpura/chewara/karande/ Village · Chewara, Sheikhpura # Karande Karande is a village in Chewara sub-district of Sheikhpura district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **2,440 people in 454 households**, the 10th largest of 39 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 68.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 61.2%. - 2,440people (2011) - 454households - 68.1%literacy - 1,100females per 1,000 males ## Karande PIN code and other codes Karande falls in Chewara sub-district, Sheikhpura district, Bihar. - Gram panchayatSiyani - Community development blockChewara - Census village code244027 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Karande from nearby towns? - Chewara (sub-district HQ)7 km by road - Sheikhpura (district HQ)17 km by road - Sheikhpura (nearest town)17 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 Karande? 21 services counted by the Census are inside Karande; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 2 doctors - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 - ●Post officeIn village - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Railway stationIn 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 - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree college10+ km · Sheikhpura - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Chewara - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Public bus service10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river - Electricity (2011)13 h summer · 14 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 Karande known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 100% of the 597 hectares of village land is sown, and 325 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 Karande Of every 100 households in Karande in 2011, 0 had electricity, 24 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 32 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Karande · ■ Chewara rural average Electricity for lighting ****0%** **5% Toilet within the home ****24%** **19% No toilet (open defecation) ****76%** **79% Tap water ****0%** **4% Drinking water within premises ****15%** **26% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **2% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%** **96% Use banking services ****24%** **34% Television ****1%** **6% Mobile phone ****32%** **57% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****4%** **5% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****56%** **34% Own their home ****99%** **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 Karande? ■ Karande · ■ Chewara rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****68.1%** **61.2% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1100** **961 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****955** **958 Working population ****32.3%** **37.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 71.6% for men and 65.1% for women. 46% of men and 20% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 208 (26%) · **■** Farm labourers 144 (18%) · **■** Household industry 14 (2%) · **■** Other work 78 (10%) · **■** Marginal 344 (44%) 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 Chewara - Seani2,990 people - Ekraman2,826 people - Lataut2,804 people - Lahna2,466 people - Kurmuri2,423 people - Bahuwara2,412 people - Asthawan2,405 people - Ghari2,159 people [All 39 villages in Chewara](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/sheikhpura/chewara/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Karande from Sheikhpura?17 km by road - What is the population of Karande?2,440 (Census 2011) - Which district is Karande in?Sheikhpura district (Chewara sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Karande?68.1% (Census 2011)