# Karhanu Village, Hussainganj, Siwan (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/siwan/hussainganj/karhanu/ Village · Hussainganj, Siwan # Karhanu Karhanu is a village in Hussainganj sub-district of Siwan district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **3,008 people in 524 households**, the 22nd largest of 45 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 67.0%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 69.0%. - 3,008people (2011) - 524households - 67.0%literacy - 1,062females per 1,000 males ## Karhanu PIN code and other codes Karhanu falls in Hussainganj sub-district, Siwan district, Bihar. - Gram panchayatMachakana - Community development blockHussainganj - Census village code232025 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Karhanu from nearby towns? - Hussainganj (sub-district HQ)9 km by road - Siwan (district HQ)7 km by road - Siwan (nearest town)7 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 Karhanu? 12 services counted by the Census are inside Karhanu; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 2 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●TB clinicIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Siwan - ○Degree college10+ km · Siwan - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Siwan - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Public bus service10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river - Electricity (2011)2 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 Karhanu known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 88% of the 237 hectares of village land is sown, and 143 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 Karhanu Of every 100 households in Karhanu in 2011, 4 had electricity, 19 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 74 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 3 a car. ■ Karhanu · ■ Hussainganj rural average Electricity for lighting ****4%** **19% Toilet within the home ****19%** **29% No toilet (open defecation) ****81%** **68% Tap water ****3%** **2% Drinking water within premises ****76%** **76% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%** **10% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%** **90% Use banking services ****85%** **74% Television ****13%** **19% Mobile phone ****74%** **71% Computer with internet ****2%** **1% Two-wheeler ****10%** **11% Car / jeep / van ****3%** **2% None of these assets ****12%** **12% Own their home ****98%** **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 Karhanu? ■ Karhanu · ■ Hussainganj rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****67.0%** **69.0% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1062** **965 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****975** **957 Working population ****14.7%** **24.9% ### Women and men Literacy is 80.0% for men and 55.0% for women. 28% of men and 3% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 16 (4%) · **■** Farm labourers 6 (1%) · **■** Household industry 4 (1%) · **■** Other work 59 (13%) · **■** Marginal 357 (81%) 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 Hussainganj - Fazilpur3,417 people - Tetaria3,340 people - Khajrauni3,091 people - Faridpur3,043 people - Jurkan2,988 people - Salonepur2,923 people - Hasanpurwa2,883 people - Pakaulia2,757 people [All 46 villages in Hussainganj](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/siwan/hussainganj/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Karhanu from Siwan?7 km by road - What is the population of Karhanu?3,008 (Census 2011) - Which district is Karhanu in?Siwan district (Hussainganj sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Karhanu?67.0% (Census 2011)