# Karom Village, Darauli, Siwan (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Darauli, Siwan 

# Karom

Karom is a village in Darauli sub-district of Siwan district, Bihar, PIN code **841235**. The 2011 Census counted **2,366 people in 346 households**, the 25th largest of 98 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 73.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 69.1%.

- 2,366people (2011)
- 346households
- 73.5%literacy
- 841235PIN code

## Karom PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Karom is 841235.** Karom falls in Darauli sub-district, Siwan district, Bihar.

- PIN code841235
- Gram panchayatKarom
- Community development blockDarauli
- Census village code232353

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

## How far is Karom from nearby towns?

- Darauli (sub-district HQ)7 km by road
- Siwan (district HQ)23 km by road
- Mairwa (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 Karom?

14 services counted by the Census are inside Karom; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Railway stationIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Commercial bankIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Mairwa
- ○Degree college10+ km · Mairwa
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Chapra
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)3 h summer · 3 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 Karom known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 72% of the 328 hectares of village land is sown, and 32 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 Karom

Of every 100 households in Karom in 2011, 24 had electricity, 12 a toilet at home and 5 cooked with LPG; 85 had a mobile phone, 13 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Karom · ■ Darauli rural average

Electricity for lighting ****24%**

**5%

Toilet within the home ****12%**

**15%

No toilet (open defecation) ****88%**

**84%

Tap water ****1%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****68%**

**60%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****5%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****95%**

**95%

Use banking services ****87%**

**73%

Television ****9%**

**10%

Mobile phone ****85%**

**72%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****13%**

**12%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****7%**

**11%

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 Karom?

■ Karom · ■ Darauli rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****73.5%**

**69.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****916**

**990

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1104**

**930

Working population ****30.1%**

**30.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 83.3% for men and 62.4% for women. 51% of men and 8% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 197 (28%) · **■** Farm labourers 64 (9%) · **■** Household industry 45 (6%) · **■** Other work 87 (12%) · **■** Marginal 319 (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 Darauli

- Bhitauli2,784 people
- Dumarahar Khurd2,764 people
- Kanhauli2,554 people
- Saraharwa2,510 people
- Ukrenri2,251 people
- Netwar2,188 people
- Kewtalia2,132 people
- Don Khurd1,993 people

[All 115 villages in Darauli](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/siwan/darauli/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Karom?841235
- How far is Karom from Siwan?23 km by road
- What is the population of Karom?2,366 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Karom in?Siwan district (Darauli sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Karom?73.5% (Census 2011)