Village · Gopikandar, Dumka
# Karudih

Karudih is a village in Gopikandar sub-district of Dumka district, Jharkhand, PIN code 814145. The 2011 Census counted 1,086 people in 232 households, the 5th largest of 128 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 49.2%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 50.1%.
- 1,086 people (2011)
- 232 households
- 49.2% literacy
- 814145 PIN code

## Karudih PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Karudih is 814145. Karudih falls in Gopikandar sub-district, Dumka district, Jharkhand.
- PIN code 814145
- Gram panchayat Kharoni Bazar
- Community development block Gopikandar
- Census village code 370612

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Karudih from nearby towns?
- Dumka (sub-district HQ) 51 km by road
- Dumka (district HQ) 51 km by road
- Dumka (nearest town) 51 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Karudih?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Karudih; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Primary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Middle school In village · 1 govt
- ● Secondary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Post office In village
- ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● Commercial bank In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village
- ● Polling station In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Dumka
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Dumka
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Dumka
- ○ Primary health centre 10+ km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km
- ○ Dispensary 5–10 km
- ○ Public bus service 10+ km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM 10+ km
- ○ Ration (PDS) shop 5–10 km
- ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km
- ○ Public library 10+ km

### Water and power
- Drinking water untreated tap water, hand pumps and tanks / ponds

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Karudih known for?

The main crops are rice. About 35% of the 274 hectares of village land is sown, and 3 hectares are irrigated.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in Karudih

Of every 100 households in Karudih in 2011, 14 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 12 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Karudih · ■ Gopikandar rural average
- Electricity for lighting 14% 10%
- Toilet within the home 0% 5%
- No toilet (open defecation) 100% 94%
- Tap water 29% 3%
- Drinking water within premises 0% 2%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 0%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 99%
- Use banking services 91% 60%
- Television 7% 4%
- Mobile phone 12% 10%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 2% 4%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 0%
- None of these assets 25% 46%
- Own their home 96% 98%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Karudih?

■ Karudih · ■ Gopikandar rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 49.2% 50.1%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1053 1003
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 1000 981
- Working population 52.1% 55.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 60.0% for men and 39.1% for women. 56% of men and 49% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 2 (0%) · ■ Farm labourers 2 (0%) · ■ Household industry 6 (1%) · ■ Other work 31 (5%) · ■ Marginal 525 (93%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Gopikandar
- Gopikandar 1,293 people
- Kuskira 1,254 people
- Kharni And Kharnibazar 1,218 people
- Ahrochua 1,108 people
- Ormo 979 people
- Surjoodih 877 people
- Dundua 758 people
- Bara Pathar 748 people

All 129 villages in Gopikandar

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Karudih? 814145
- How far is Karudih from Dumka? 51 km by road
- What is the population of Karudih? 1,086 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Karudih in? Dumka district (Gopikandar sub-district), Jharkhand
- What is the literacy rate of Karudih? 49.2% (Census 2011)

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