Karah गाव, Baniapur ब्लॉक, सरन जिल्हा — पिनकोड 841403, लोकसंख्या, सरपंच, हवामान

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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat

RAMAWATI DEVI

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LGD code: 233173
Pincode: 841403
Post office: Baniapur
Population: 6,895
Households: 1,017
Literacy rate: 51.5%
Sex ratio: 938 ♀/1000♂
Workers: 1,426

जनगणना 2011 · तुलनेत

Karah ची तुलना

By population, Karah ranks #4 of 114 villages in Baniapur mandal.

Literacy rate

51.5%

−3.4% vs mandal average

Karah: 51.5%
Baniapur mandal: 54.9%
Saran district: 54.6%

Sex ratio

♀ per 1000 ♂

938

−51 vs mandal average

Karah: 938
Baniapur mandal: 989

Household size

people per home

6.8

+0.6 vs mandal average

Karah: 6.8
Baniapur mandal: 6.2

Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).

Karah एका दृष्टिक्षेपात

Karah हे बिहारच्या सरन जिल्ह्यातील Baniapur ब्लॉकमधील 6,895 लोकसंख्येचे 1,017 कुटुंबांत (जनगणना 2011) गाव आहे, जे Baniapur ब्लॉकमधील 114 गावांत 4वे मोठे आहे. साक्षरता 52% आहे, ब्लॉक सरासरी 55% पेक्षा 3 गुण कमी आणि लिंग गुणोत्तर दर 1,000 पुरुषांमागे 938 स्त्रिया. पिनकोड 841403 आहे, Baniapur पोस्ट ऑफिसद्वारे; एलजीडी गाव कोड 233173 आहे. सरपंच RAMAWATI DEVI आहेत; गाव Alinagar विधानसभा मतदारसंघात येते, आमदार Maithili Thakur. 2026 मध्ये अंदाजे लोकसंख्या 8,129, 2011 पेक्षा 18% जास्त.

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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Karah

Treated tap water: No
Untreated tap water: Yes
Well water: No
Hand pump: Yes
Tube well / borewell: No
Electricity for homes: Yes
Electricity for farms: Yes
Power hours (summer): 3
Power hours (winter): 4
Primary school: 2
Middle school: 2
Secondary school: 0
Senior secondary: 0
Degree college: 0
Primary health centre: 0
Health sub-centre: 0
Community health centre: 0
Dispensary: 0
Veterinary hospital: 0
Post office: Yes
Sub post office: No
Commercial bank: No
Cooperative bank: No
ATM: No
Public bus service: No
Private bus service: No
Railway station: No
Pucca (paved) road: Yes
Anganwadi centre: Yes
ASHA worker: Yes
Fair-price shop: Yes
Mandi / regular market: No
Weekly haat: No
Nearest statutory town: CHAPRA
Distance to nearest town (km): 20
Distance to district HQ (km): 29
Distance to sub-district HQ (km): 5
All-weather road: Yes
Gram panchayat (2011): karah
Total area (ha): 501
Irrigated area (ha): 445
Forest area (ha): 0

Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.

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मुख्य माहिती — Karah

LGD code: 233173
Pincode: 841403
Post office: Baniapur
Population (Census 2011): 6,895
Population (projected 2026): 8,129
Households: 1,017
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males): 938
Literacy rate: 51.5%
Lok Sabha constituency: Darbhanga
Vidhan Sabha constituency: Alinagar
Member of Parliament: Gopal Jee Thakur
Member of Legislative Assembly: Maithili Thakur
Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan: RAMAWATI DEVI
Block / Mandal: Baniapur

Demographics — Census 2011 + 2026 estimate + NFHS-5

Population, education, health & sanitation

India's last full census was 2011 · 2026 figures are RGI projections · NFHS-5 (2019-21) covers the Saran district level

Then & Now

Karah — Census 2011 to projected 2026

Population · 2011

6,895

Census 2011 baseline

+17.9%

Population · 2026

8,129

RGI / state CAGR projection

Households · 2011

1,017

Census 2011 baseline

+17.9%

Households · 2026

1,199

RGI / state CAGR projection

2011 = decadal Census of India. 2026 = forward-projection from state-level CAGR — working estimate, refines when the next Census publishes.

Census 2011

Canonical baseline · last full census · village-level

Population: 6,895Census 2011
Households: 1,017Census 2011
Literacy rate: 51.5%Census 2011
Sex ratio: 938 ♀/1000♂Census 2011

2026 estimate

Projected from 2011 + state CAGR · live ECI electorate

Est. population: 8,1292026 proj. · +17.9% vs 2011
Est. households: 1,1992026 projection
Active job cards: 2,86,306MGNREGA · district · Feb 2024-2025
HHs worked (FY): 1,42,976MGNREGA · district · Feb 2024-2025
State electorate: 7,71,43,046ECI Lok Sabha 2024 final roll

NFHS-5 (2019-21)

National Family Health Survey · district overlay

Sex ratio @ birth: 779NFHS-5 district
Female literacy: 65.6%NFHS-5 district
Electricity: 93.6%NFHS-5 district
Improved sanitation: 37.2%NFHS-5 district
Children vaccinated: 85.7%NFHS-5 district
Anaemia (women): 62.8%NFHS-5 district

Post-2011 updates

Central-government dashboards · sourced from data.gov.in · refreshed when the ministry publishes

Tap water at homedistrict level: 96.4%Jal Jeevan Mission · Dec 2023 · Saran district
Rural houses builtdistrict level: 37,22,797PMAY-G · 37,22,797 of 44,92,010 sanctioned · Mar 2025 · Saran district
Toilets builtdistrict level: 3,93,613Swachh Bharat Mission - Gramin · Dec 2023 · Saran district

Sources: Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner of India (Census 2011 + Population Projections 2011-2036) · International Institute for Population Sciences (NFHS-5) · Election Commission of India · data.gov.in (Jal Jeevan Mission, PMAY-G, SBM-G dashboards). Projections may differ from on-the-ground reality by ±20% for individual villages. An asterisk next to a sex-ratio value (—*) flags a Census 2011 figure outside the plausible range of 300–2000 ♀/1000♂; the underlying source row is suppressed pending review.

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Monsoon retreat begins: Flood concerns persist in Bihar amid fresh rain
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Bihar Assembly’s 5-day monsoon session begins today; supplementary budget, key bills on agenda
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Karah बद्दल वारंवार विचारले जाणारे प्रश्न

Karah चा पिनकोड काय आहे?

बिहारच्या सरन जिल्ह्यातील Baniapur ब्लॉकमधील Karah चा पिनकोड 841403 आहे. पोस्ट ऑफिस Baniapur आहे.

Karah ला कोणते पोस्ट ऑफिस टपाल पोहोचवते?

Karah ची टपाल सरन जिल्ह्यातील Baniapur ब्लॉकमधील Baniapur पोस्ट ऑफिस, पिनकोड 841403 मार्फत पोहोचते.

Karah कोणत्या जिल्ह्यात आहे?

Karah हे भारतातील बिहारच्या सरन जिल्ह्यातील Baniapur ब्लॉकमधील गाव आहे.

जनगणना 2011 नुसार Karah ची लोकसंख्या किती?

2011 च्या जनगणनेनुसार Karah गावाची लोकसंख्या 6,895 आहे 1,017 कुटुंबांत.

Karah चे सरपंच कोण आहेत?

Karah ग्रामपंचायतीचे विद्यमान सरपंच RAMAWATI DEVI आहेत.

Karah ची साक्षरता दर किती?

जनगणना 2011 नुसार Karah गावाची साक्षरता 51.5% आहे.

Karah चे लिंग गुणोत्तर किती?

जनगणना 2011 नुसार Karah गावात दर 1,000 पुरुषांमागे 938 स्त्रिया आहेत.

Karah चे आमदार कोण?

Karah Alinagar विधानसभा मतदारसंघात (AC 81) येते. विद्यमान आमदार Maithili Thakur (BJP).

Karah चे खासदार कोण?

Karah Darbhanga लोकसभा मतदारसंघात आहे. विद्यमान खासदार Gopal Jee Thakur (BJP).

2026 मध्ये Karah ची लोकसंख्या किती?

2026 मध्ये Karah ची अंदाजे लोकसंख्या 8,129, 2011 च्या 6,895 पेक्षा सुमारे 18% जास्त (राज्य वाढ दरावरून अंदाज).

Karah चा एलजीडी कोड काय?

Karah गावाचा एलजीडी कोड 233173 आहे.

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Sources & freshness

Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records, 2026-05-14
Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-23
Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)