# Karihan Village, Mahua, Vaishali (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Mahua, Vaishali 

# Karihan

Karihan is a village in Mahua sub-district of Vaishali district, Bihar, PIN code **844113**. The 2011 Census counted **1,860 people in 309 households**, the 57th largest of 128 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 74.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 67.9%.

- 1,860people (2011)
- 309households
- 74.8%literacy
- 844113PIN code

## Karihan PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Karihan is 844113.** Karihan falls in Mahua sub-district, Vaishali district, Bihar.

- PIN code844113
- Gram panchayatTajpur Bujurg
- Community development blockMahua
- Census village code235278

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

## How far is Karihan from nearby towns?

- Mahua (sub-district HQ)7 km by road
- Hajipur (district HQ)22 km by road
- Hajipur (nearest town)22 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 Karihan?

12 services counted by the Census are inside Karihan; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Degree college5–10 km · Mahua
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Mahua
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)1 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 Karihan known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 81% of the 299 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 Karihan

Of every 100 households in Karihan in 2011, 1 had electricity, 40 a toilet at home and 8 cooked with LPG; 50 had a mobile phone, 17 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Karihan · ■ Mahua rural average

Electricity for lighting ****1%**

**5%

Toilet within the home ****40%**

**25%

No toilet (open defecation) ****60%**

**74%

Tap water ****0%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****65%**

**38%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****8%**

**7%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****91%**

**92%

Use banking services ****50%**

**56%

Television ****14%**

**13%

Mobile phone ****50%**

**63%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****17%**

**11%

Car / jeep / van ****4%**

**3%

None of these assets ****20%**

**14%

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 Karihan?

■ Karihan · ■ Mahua rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****74.8%**

**67.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****900**

**895

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****830**

**898

Working population ****26.9%**

**31.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 80.7% for men and 68.4% for women. 45% of men and 6% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 98 (20%) · **■** Farm labourers 113 (23%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 49 (10%) · **■** Marginal 239 (48%)

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 Mahua

- Rasulpur Daria Urf Khanpatti1,917 people
- Chak Wali1,914 people
- Chhitrauli1,889 people
- Hussainipur1,868 people
- Chaturangpur Korhan1,841 people
- Bhagwatpur Taraura1,838 people
- Harpur Gangaram1,822 people
- Chhitwara Kapur1,775 people

[All 136 villages in Mahua](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/vaishali/mahua/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Karihan?844113
- How far is Karihan from Hajipur?22 km by road
- What is the population of Karihan?1,860 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Karihan in?Vaishali district (Mahua sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Karihan?74.8% (Census 2011)