Village · Garhwa, Garhwa # Karwa Khurd Karwa Khurd is a village in Garhwa sub-district of Garhwa district, Jharkhand, PIN code 821124. The 2011 Census counted 1,044 people in 186 households, the 55th largest of 116 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 64.1%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 63.5%. - 1,044 people (2011) - 186 households - 64.1% literacy - 821124 PIN code ## Karwa Khurd PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Karwa Khurd is 821124. Karwa Khurd falls in Garhwa sub-district, Garhwa district, Jharkhand. - PIN code 821124 - Gram panchayat Karwakalan - Community development block Garhwa - Census village code 347762 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Karwa Khurd from nearby towns? - Garhwa (sub-district HQ) 13 km by road - Garhwa (district HQ) 13 km by road - Garhwa (nearest town) 13 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Karwa Khurd? 10 services counted by the Census are inside Karwa Khurd; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Primary school In village · 1 govt - ● Middle school In village · 1 govt - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Private bus service In village - ● State highway In village - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● Ration (PDS) shop In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Garhwa - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Garhwa - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Garhwa - ○ Primary health centre under 5 km - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Dispensary 10+ km - ○ Post office 10+ km - ○ Public bus service 10+ km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 10+ km - ○ Commercial bank 10+ km - ○ Mandi / regular market under 5 km - ○ Public library 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011) 7 h summer · 12 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Karwa Khurd known for? The main crops are rice. About 55% of the 341 hectares of village land is sown, and 115 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Karwa Khurd Of every 100 households in Karwa Khurd in 2011, 9 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 88 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Karwa Khurd · ■ Garhwa rural average - Electricity for lighting 9% 28% - Toilet within the home 2% 9% - No toilet (open defecation) 98% 91% - Tap water 0% 5% - Drinking water within premises 9% 15% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 2% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 96% - Use banking services 41% 42% - Television 12% 13% - Mobile phone 88% 46% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 8% 8% - Car / jeep / van 0% 1% - None of these assets 9% 30% - Own their home 100% 98% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Karwa Khurd? ■ Karwa Khurd · ■ Garhwa rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 64.1% 63.5% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 909 918 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 923 960 - Working population 26.1% 34.8% ### Women and men Literacy is 71.6% for men and 55.8% for women. 43% of men and 7% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 38 (14%) · ■ Farm labourers 36 (13%) · ■ Other work 39 (14%) · ■ Marginal 159 (58%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Garhwa - Soh 1,243 people - Haraiya 1,137 people - Kitasoti Kalan 1,126 people - Chamrahi 1,124 people - Juti 1,040 people - Banutikar 1,016 people - Potma 976 people - Karmahi 970 people All 122 villages in Garhwa ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Karwa Khurd? 821124 - How far is Karwa Khurd from Garhwa? 13 km by road - What is the population of Karwa Khurd? 1,044 (Census 2011) - Which district is Karwa Khurd in? Garhwa district (Garhwa sub-district), Jharkhand - What is the literacy rate of Karwa Khurd? 64.1% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/garhwa/garhwa/karwa-khurd/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.