# Karwai Village, Garu, Latehar (Jharkhand) – PIN Code

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Village · Garu, Latehar 

# Karwai

Karwai is a village in Garu sub-district of Latehar district, Jharkhand, PIN code **822126**. The 2011 Census counted **806 people in 156 households**, the 8th largest of 69 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 52.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 57.6%.

- 806people (2011)
- 156households
- 52.5%literacy
- 822126PIN code

## Karwai PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Karwai is 822126.** Karwai falls in Garu sub-district, Latehar district, Jharkhand.

- PIN code822126
- Gram panchayatKarwai
- Community development blockGaru
- Census village code367162

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

## How far is Karwai from nearby towns?

- Garu (sub-district HQ)7 km by road
- Latehar (district HQ)80 km by road
- Latehar (nearest town)55 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 Karwai?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn 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

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Garu
- ○Degree college10+ km · Daltonganj
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Daltonganj
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and canal / river

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 Karwai known for?

The main crops are **rice**. About 39% of the 395 hectares of village land is sown, and 15 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 Karwai

Of every 100 households in Karwai in 2011, 0 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 7 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Karwai · ■ Garu rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**0%

Toilet within the home ****2%**

**4%

No toilet (open defecation) ****98%**

**96%

Tap water ****0%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****1%**

**5%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**0%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**100%

Use banking services ****85%**

**80%

Television ****1%**

**2%

Mobile phone ****7%**

**13%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****68%**

**52%

Own their home ****100%**

**97%

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 Karwai?

■ Karwai · ■ Garu rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****52.5%**

**57.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1030**

**988

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1102**

**982

Working population ****48.9%**

**45.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 65.4% for men and 39.7% for women. 50% of men and 47% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 176 (45%) · **■** Farm labourers 1 (0%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 6 (2%) · **■** Marginal 210 (53%)

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 Garu

- Surkumi1,176 people
- Chorha1,042 people
- Mayapur873 people
- Bandua852 people
- Rud773 people
- Ramseli750 people
- Ghasitola723 people
- Purni Armu674 people

[All 74 villages in Garu](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/latehar/garu/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Karwai?822126
- How far is Karwai from Latehar?80 km by road
- What is the population of Karwai?806 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Karwai in?Latehar district (Garu sub-district), Jharkhand
- What is the literacy rate of Karwai?52.5% (Census 2011)