Karihan, Mahua, Vaishali, Bihar, India

Content updated on May 17, 2024.

Geographic Location of Karihan


The village Karihan is located in Mahua C.D.Block of Vaishali District in the State of Bihar in India. It is governed by Tajpur Bujurg Gram Panchayat. It comes under Mahua Community Development Block. The nearest town is Hajipur, which is about 22 kilometers away from Karihan.

Travel and Communication for Karihan


Private buses services are available for the village. There is a railway station more than 10 kms away from the village.

Postal Address:
Karihan,
Vaishali,
Bihar, India
PIN - 844113

Climate Change, Weather and Environment Reports / Data for Karihan


Climate, Environment and Weather data, climate change reports etc. for Karihan is available as professional paid service. You may contact us for further details and sample data.

A brief summary of available data for Karihan is given below:

CategoryResolutionPeriod
Precipitation - hHalf Hourly / 0.1 deg (11 kms) grid2001 - 2024
Precipitation - lDaily / 0.25 deg (28 kms) grid1901 - 2024
Temperature - hMonthly / 0.5 deg (55 kms) grid1901 - 2023
Temperature - lDaily / 1 deg (111 kms) grid1951 - 2024

Social Structure of Karihan


As per available data from the year 2009, 1860 persons live in 309 house holds in the village Karihan. There are 881 female individuals and 979 male individuals in the village. Females constitute 47.37% and males constitute 52.63% of the total population.

There are 620 scheduled castes persons of which 291 are females and 329 are males. Females constitute 46.94% and males constitute 53.06% of the scheduled castes population. Scheduled castes constitute 33.33% of the total population.

Population density of Karihan is 622.07 persons per square kilometer.

Land and Natural Resources in Karihan


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Total area of Karihan is 299 Hectares as per the data available for the year 2009.

Total sown/agricultural area is 241 ha. About 98 ha is un-irrigated area. About 143 ha is irrigated area. About 48 ha is irrigated by canal water. About 95 ha is irrigated by wells/tube wells.

About 30 ha is in non-agricultural use. About 18 ha is under miscellaneous tree crops.

About 10 ha is culturable waste land.

Schools in Karihan


There are no private or government pre-primary schools in the village. However, there is a government pre-primary school in Harpur Mirzanagar, which is less than 5 kms away from Karihan.

There is a government primary school in the village Karihan.

There is a government middle school in the village Karihan.

There are no private or government secondary schools in the village. However, there is a private secondary school in Harpur Mirzanagar, which is less than 5 kms away from Karihan.

There is a private senior secondary school in the village Karihan.

Colleges in Karihan


There are no private or government arts and science degree colleges in the village. However, there is a private arts and science degree college in Mahua, which is 5-10 kms away from Karihan.

There are no private or government engineering colleges in the village. However, there is a government engineering college in Muzaffarpur, which is more than 10 kms away from Karihan.

There are no private or government medical colleges in the village. However, there is a private medical college in Muzaffarpur, which is more than 10 kms away from Karihan.

There are no private or government management institutes in the village. However, there is a private management institute in Muzaffarpur, which is more than 10 kms away from Karihan.

There are no private or government polytechnic institutes in the village. However, there is a private polytechnic institute in Hajipur, which is more than 10 kms away from Karihan.

Other Educational Facilities in Karihan


There are no private or government vocational training school / ITIs in the village. However, there is a private vocational training school / ITI in Mahua, which is 5-10 kms away from Karihan.

There are no private or government non formal training centres in the village. However, there is a government non formal training centre in Mahua, which is 5-10 kms away from Karihan.

There are no private or government differently abled schools in the village. However, there is a private differently abled school in Patna, which is more than 10 kms away from Karihan.

Healthcare Facilities in Karihan


There is a community health centre more than 10 kms away from Karihan.

There is a primary health centre 5-10 kms away from Karihan.

There is a primary health sub-centre with 0 doctors and 3 paramedical staff in the village Karihan.

There is a maternity and child welfare centre with 0 doctors and 2 paramedical staff in the village Karihan.

There is a TB clinic 5-10 kms away from Karihan.

There is a allopathic hospital more than 10 kms away from Karihan.

There is a alternative medicine hospital more than 10 kms away from Karihan.

There is a dispensary more than 10 kms away from Karihan.

There is a veterinary hospital 5-10 kms away from Karihan.

There is a mobile health centre more than 10 kms away from Karihan.

There is a family welfare centre 5-10 kms away from Karihan.

*Note: Most of the above information provided as per data compiled from the year 2009.

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