# Karandag Village, Herhanj, Latehar (Jharkhand) – PIN Code

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/latehar/herhanj/karandag/

Village · Herhanj, Latehar 

# Karandag

Karandag is a village in Herhanj sub-district of Latehar district, Jharkhand, PIN code **822126**. The 2011 Census counted **1,158 people in 200 households**, the 8th largest of 50 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 55.8%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 54.6%.

- 1,158people (2011)
- 200households
- 55.8%literacy
- 822126PIN code

## Karandag PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code822126
- Gram panchayatSalaiya
- Community development blockHerhanj
- Census village code367491

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

## How far is Karandag from nearby towns?

- Herhanj (sub-district HQ)3 km by road
- Latehar (district HQ)34 km by road
- Latehar (nearest town)34 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 Karandag?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Latehar
- ○Degree college10+ km · Latehar
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Daltonganj
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)6 h summer · 6 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 Karandag known for?

The main crops are **rice**. About 7% of the 724 hectares of village land is sown, and 7 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 Karandag

Of every 100 households in Karandag in 2011, 83 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 31 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Karandag · ■ Herhanj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****83%**

**21%

Toilet within the home ****1%**

**4%

No toilet (open defecation) ****99%**

**96%

Tap water ****0%**

**0%

Drinking water within premises ****4%**

**3%

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

**0%

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

**100%

Use banking services ****31%**

**21%

Television ****5%**

**2%

Mobile phone ****31%**

**23%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**4%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**0%

None of these assets ****0%**

**40%

Own their home ****99%**

**100%

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 Karandag?

■ Karandag · ■ Herhanj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****55.8%**

**54.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****990**

**949

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1147**

**960

Working population ****46.9%**

**44.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 72.1% for men and 38.8% for women. 45% of men and 49% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 35 (6%) · **■** Farm labourers 45 (8%) · **■** Household industry 6 (1%) · **■** Other work 48 (9%) · **■** Marginal 409 (75%)

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 Herhanj

- Nawada1,347 people
- Ghure1,343 people
- Salaiya1,323 people
- Lawagara1,276 people
- Hur1,088 people
- Tasu1,016 people
- Serandag998 people
- Kasmar973 people

[All 51 villages in Herhanj](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/latehar/herhanj/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Karandag?822126
- How far is Karandag from Latehar?34 km by road
- What is the population of Karandag?1,158 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Karandag in?Latehar district (Herhanj sub-district), Jharkhand
- What is the literacy rate of Karandag?55.8% (Census 2011)