# Karpalia Village, Goriakothi, Siwan (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Goriakothi, Siwan 

# Karpalia

Karpalia is a village in Goriakothi sub-district of Siwan district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **3,419 people in 599 households**, the 22nd largest of 81 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 67.2%.

- 3,419people (2011)
- 599households
- 72.0%literacy
- 955females per 1,000 males

## Karpalia PIN code and other codes

Karpalia falls in Goriakothi sub-district, Siwan district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatSaidpura
- Community development blockGoriakothi
- Census village code231580

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

## How far is Karpalia from nearby towns?

- Goriakothi (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Siwan (district HQ)20 km by road
- Siwan (nearest town)20 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 Karpalia?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Karpalia; 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
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Bhanivasantpur
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Maharajganj
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Siwan
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)6 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 Karpalia known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 84% of the 222 hectares of village land is sown, and 87 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 Karpalia

Of every 100 households in Karpalia in 2011, 0 had electricity, 22 a toilet at home and 6 cooked with LPG; 72 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Karpalia · ■ Goriakothi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**2%

Toilet within the home ****22%**

**19%

No toilet (open defecation) ****78%**

**80%

Tap water ****0%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****71%**

**62%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****6%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****94%**

**96%

Use banking services ****95%**

**76%

Television ****13%**

**8%

Mobile phone ****72%**

**71%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****12%**

**10%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**2%

None of these assets ****4%**

**10%

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 Karpalia?

■ Karpalia · ■ Goriakothi rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****72.0%**

**67.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****955**

**1012

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****940**

**945

Working population ****29.6%**

**28.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 83.0% for men and 60.4% for women. 47% of men and 12% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 196 (19%) · **■** Farm labourers 238 (23%) · **■** Household industry 36 (4%) · **■** Other work 149 (15%) · **■** Marginal 394 (39%)

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 Goriakothi

- Hariharpur Kalan3,631 people
- Harpur3,490 people
- Hetimpur3,476 people
- Pahlejpur3,460 people
- Purandarpur3,364 people
- Jagdishpur2,909 people
- Majhaulia2,824 people
- Bindwal2,801 people

[All 81 villages in Goriakothi](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/siwan/goriakothi/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Karpalia from Siwan?20 km by road
- What is the population of Karpalia?3,419 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Karpalia in?Siwan district (Goriakothi sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Karpalia?72.0% (Census 2011)