# Karahi Kalan Village, Basantpur, Siwan (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/siwan/basantpur/karahi-kalan/ Village · Basantpur, Siwan # Karahi Kalan Karahi Kalan is a village in Basantpur sub-district of Siwan district, Bihar, PIN code **841406**. The 2011 Census counted **2,295 people in 413 households**, the 19th largest of 41 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 73.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 67.7%. - 2,295people (2011) - 413households - 73.0%literacy - 841406PIN code ## Karahi Kalan PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Karahi Kalan is 841406.** Karahi Kalan falls in Basantpur sub-district, Siwan district, Bihar. - PIN code841406 - Gram panchayatSurpura - Community development blockBasantpur - Census village code231684 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Karahi Kalan from nearby towns? - Basantpur (sub-district HQ)8 km by road - Siwan (district HQ)40 km by road - Siwan (nearest town)40 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 Karahi Kalan? 7 services counted by the Census are inside Karahi Kalan; 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 private - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Basantpur - ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Husepumand - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Hasuwa - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Public bus service5–10 km - ○Railway stationunder 5 km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watercovered wells and hand pumps - Electricity (2011)2 h summer · 1 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 Karahi Kalan known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 94% of the 158 hectares of village land is sown, and 113 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 Karahi Kalan Of every 100 households in Karahi Kalan in 2011, 0 had electricity, 16 a toilet at home and 5 cooked with LPG; 55 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Karahi Kalan · ■ Basantpur rural average Electricity for lighting ****0%** **1% Toilet within the home ****16%** **22% No toilet (open defecation) ****84%** **76% Tap water ****0%** **2% Drinking water within premises ****60%** **52% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****5%** **3% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****95%** **97% Use banking services ****54%** **64% Television ****3%** **8% Mobile phone ****55%** **67% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****7%** **10% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **2% None of these assets ****20%** **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 Karahi Kalan? ■ Karahi Kalan · ■ Basantpur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****73.0%** **67.7% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****937** **958 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****884** **916 Working population ****27.6%** **25.6% ### Women and men Literacy is 81.0% for men and 64.4% for women. 46% of men and 8% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ******** **■** Cultivators 231 (36%) · **■** Farm labourers 101 (16%) · **■** Other work 103 (16%) · **■** Marginal 199 (31%) 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 Basantpur - Kukumpur2,770 people - Sonurukha2,638 people - Semardah2,410 people - Sahar Kola2,400 people - Sarea Sirikant2,243 people - Usuri2,152 people - Seria2,013 people - Usri1,998 people [All 41 villages in Basantpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/siwan/basantpur/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Karahi Kalan?841406 - How far is Karahi Kalan from Siwan?40 km by road - What is the population of Karahi Kalan?2,295 (Census 2011) - Which district is Karahi Kalan in?Siwan district (Basantpur sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Karahi Kalan?73.0% (Census 2011)