Kārākāt is a village and corresponding
Community Development Block
In India, a Community development block (CD block) or simply Block is a sub-division of Tehsil, administratively earmarked for planning and development. The area is administered by a Block Development Officer (BDO), supported by several technic ...
in
Rohtas district
Rohtas District is one of the thirty-eight districts of Bihar state, India. It came into existence when Shahabad District was bifurcated into Bhojpur & Rohtas in 1972. Administrative headquarter of the district is Sasaram. Rohtas district has th ...
of
Bihar
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, India. As of 2011, the village of Karakat has a population of 2563, in 400 households; the total population of Karakat block is 209,284.
Demographics
The population of Karakat block increased from 179,195 in 2001 to 209,284 in 2011, a 16.8% increase. This was a slightly decadal lower growth rate than the average of Rohtas district.
As of 2011, Karakat block had a
sex ratio
The sex ratio (or gender ratio) is usually defined as the ratio of males to females in a population. As explained by Fisher's principle, for evolutionary reasons this is typically about 1:1 in species which reproduce sexually. Many species devia ...
of 920 females for every 1000 males, which was about average for Rohtas district. The ratio was slightly higher among the 0-6 age group, with 926 females for every 1000 males. There were 37,804 members of
scheduled castes
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in the block, representing 18.06% of the population, which was about average for Rohtas district. Members of
scheduled tribes
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in the block numbered 455, or 0.22% of the population, which was somewhat lower than the district average 1.12%. The
literacy rate
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in Karakat block was 73.94%, which was lower than the district average of 73.37%. Literacy was higher in men (85.26%) than in women (61.61%); the corresponding 23.65% gender gap was the highest in Rohtas district.
Employment
A majority of the population of Karakat block is employed in
agriculture
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. In 2011, 24.97% of the workforce was employed as cultivators who owned or leased their own land, and 46.82% of the workforce was employed as agricultural labourers who worked someone else's land for wages. A further 8.81% was employed as household industry workers, the highest proportion in Rohtas, and the remaining 17.97% were engaged in other forms of work.
Amenities
All 128 inhabited villages in Karakat block, including Karakat itself, have access to clean
drinking water
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, but none have
tap water
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; instead, water is supplied by
well
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and
hand pump
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. 103 of the villages (80.47%) had
school
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s, which served 94.14% of the block's population. 61 had medical facilities, serving 59.37% of the population, which was above the Rohtas district average of 35.63% served by medical facilities. 36 villages had
post office
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s. 60 villages had
telephone
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service, serving 62.11% of the block's population; this was about average for Rohtas district. 72 villages had transport communications (bus,
rail
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* ''Rail'' ( ...
, or navigable waterways). 20 villages had
bank
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Because ...
s, and 19 had
agricultural credit societies. 82 villages had
pucca roads. 118 villages, Karakat among them, had access to
electricity
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; 89.47% of the overall block population had access to electricity.
Villages
Karakat block has 128 inhabited villages and 22 uninhabited ones, for a total of 150 villages:
See also
*
Karakat (Lok Sabha constituency)
References
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Community development blocks in India