# Karahi Khurd Village, Basantpur, Siwan (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/siwan/basantpur/karahi-khurd/ Village · Basantpur, Siwan # Karahi Khurd Karahi Khurd is a village in Basantpur sub-district of Siwan district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **2,815 people in 485 households**, the 14th largest of 41 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 77.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 67.7%. - 2,815people (2011) - 485households - 77.8%literacy - 882females per 1,000 males ## Karahi Khurd PIN code and other codes Karahi Khurd falls in Basantpur sub-district, Siwan district, Bihar. - Gram panchayatBasantpur - Community development blockBasantpur - Census village code231682 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Karahi Khurd from nearby towns? - Basantpur (sub-district HQ)6 km by road - Siwan (district HQ)29 km by road - Siwan (nearest town)29 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 Khurd? 14 services counted by the Census are inside Karahi Khurd; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 3 private - ●Post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Mandi / regular marketIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Basantpur - ○Degree college10+ km · Siwan - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Hathuwa - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps and canal / river - Electricity (2011)3 h summer · 2 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 Khurd known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 84% of the 102 hectares of village land is sown, and 53 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 Khurd Of every 100 households in Karahi Khurd in 2011, 1 had electricity, 43 a toilet at home and 20 cooked with LPG; 73 had a mobile phone, 11 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Karahi Khurd · ■ Basantpur rural average Electricity for lighting ****1%** **1% Toilet within the home ****43%** **22% No toilet (open defecation) ****57%** **76% Tap water ****1%** **2% Drinking water within premises ****53%** **52% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****20%** **3% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****79%** **97% Use banking services ****52%** **64% Television ****11%** **8% Mobile phone ****73%** **67% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****11%** **10% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **2% None of these assets ****15%** **12% Own their home ****95%** **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 Khurd? ■ Karahi Khurd · ■ Basantpur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****77.8%** **67.7% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****882** **958 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****862** **916 Working population ****25.0%** **25.6% ### Women and men Literacy is 83.5% for men and 71.3% for women. 43% of men and 4% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 72 (10%) · **■** Farm labourers 91 (13%) · **■** Household industry 42 (6%) · **■** Other work 433 (62%) · **■** Marginal 66 (9%) 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 - Shampur3,025 people - Barwa Kalan2,924 people - Barhoga Khurd2,893 people - Sekhpura2,873 people - Kukumpur2,770 people - Sonurukha2,638 people - Semardah2,410 people - Sahar Kola2,400 people [All 41 villages in Basantpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/siwan/basantpur/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Karahi Khurd from Siwan?29 km by road - What is the population of Karahi Khurd?2,815 (Census 2011) - Which district is Karahi Khurd in?Siwan district (Basantpur sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Karahi Khurd?77.8% (Census 2011)