Karakat Subdivision - Rohtas District, Bihar

Karakat is an administrative subdivision in the Rohtas district of Bihar, India. It includes various villages governed through Gram Panchayats and is a key part of the district's rural administration. Karakat is the main town for most villages within the subdivision. The nearest railway station is situated at Ghusia Halt, while the nearest airport is Muzaffarpur Airport, located at an approximate aerial distance of 120.0 km.

The total area of the subdivision is 202 km², including 202.02 km² rural area and 0.00 km² urban area. The sex ratio is approximately 919 females per 1,000 males.

List of Villages in Karakat Subdivision

Karakat Subdivision has a total of 158 villages. The table below includes all villages in the Subdivision, along with their Gram Panchayat and category details:

Sl. No.	Village Name	Category	Gram Panchayat
1	Adhaura	Rural	Munji
2	Ahan	Rural	Gamhariya
3	Ahibaranpur	Rural	Sonbarsa
4	Amaura	Rural	Kirhi
5	Amona	Rural	Amona
6	Amratha	Rural	Amartha
7	Asmardih	Rural	Sikaria
8	Bad	Urban	Not applicable
9	Bad	Unmapped	Not applicable
10	Badladih	Rural	Kirhi
11	Baisadih	Rural	Sikaria
12	Banye Dehri	Rural	Gamhariya
13	Bara Dih	Rural	Baradih
14	Bardihan	Rural	Karakat
15	Barmadih	Rural	Sonbarsa
16	Basdiha	Rural	Sikaria
17	Bedwalia	Rural	Karakat
18	Beiwai	Rural	Gamhariya
19	Belarhi	Rural	Dhanhara
20	Bensagar	Rural	Bensagar
21	Bharat Kasba	Rural	Munji
22	Bharetha Rampur	Rural	Amona
23	Bharkundia	Rural	Sakla
24	Bharthadih	Rural	Dhanhara
25	Bhopatpur	Rural	Bensagar
26	Biraini	Rural	Manik Parasi
27	Budhai Dehri	Rural	Gamhariya
28	Burhawal	Rural	Burhawal
29	Chak Niranjan	Rural	Sakla
30	Chamar Dehri	Rural	Sonbarsa
31	Chandi	Rural	Kirhi
32	Chandipatti	Rural	Sikaria
33	Chaugai	Rural	Chiksil
34	Chaughari	Rural	Amartha
35	Chauri	Rural	Amartha
36	Chiksil	Rural	Chiksil
37	Chilha	Urban	Not applicable
38	Chilha	Unmapped	Not applicable
39	Dahiari	Rural	Sikaria
40	Danwar	Rural	Danwar
41	Daudpur	Rural	Chiksil
42	Dehra	Rural	Munji
43	Denri	Rural	Burhawal
44	Deo	Rural	Deo
45	Deo Arazi	Rural	Deo
46	Dhanchhuha	Rural	Karakat
47	Dhanhara	Rural	Dhanhara
48	Dharmagat Parasi	Rural	Manik Parasi
49	Dhawani	Rural	Gamhariya
50	Dhorhandih	Rural	Sakla
51	Duari	Rural	Munji
52	Gachhai	Rural	Amartha
53	Gadura	Rural	Burhawal
54	Gajpatipur	Rural	Burhawal
55	Gamhariya	Rural	Gamhariya
56	Gera	Rural	Kirhi
57	Gharwasdih	Rural	Deo
58	Gopalpur	Rural	Bensagar
59	Gorakh Parasi	Rural	Manik Parasi
60	Gorari	Urban	Not applicable
61	Gorari	Unmapped	Not applicable
62	Gujru	Rural	Danwar
63	Hariharpur	Rural	Chiksil
64	Hatia	Rural	Kirhi
65	Ibrahimpur	Rural	Danwar
66	Itharia	Rural	Bensagar
67	Itwa	Rural	Manik Parasi
68	Jagdishpur	Rural	Burhawal
69	Jaisari	Rural	Jai Shree
70	Jaisari English	Rural	Karakat
71	Jaisari English	Rural	Jai Shree
72	Jamua	Both	Manik Parasi
73	Jamua	Unmapped	Not applicable
74	Kaeth Bahuara	Rural	Baradih
75	Kanh Bahuara	Rural	Baradih
76	Karakat	Rural	Karakat
77	Karam Kiliya	Rural	Karakat
78	Karma	Rural	Sikaria
79	Karma	Rural	Gamhariya
80	Karup	Both	Manik Parasi
81	Karup	Rural	Amartha
82	Karup	Unmapped	Not applicable
83	Kechua	Rural	Sonbarsa
84	Kesuari	Rural	Baradih
85	Khairadih	Rural	Bensagar
86	Khirsa	Rural	Chiksil
87	Kirhi	Rural	Kirhi
88	Kishundasdih	Rural	Kirhi
89	Koni	Rural	Amona
90	Kopa	Rural	Sonbarsa
91	Kopa	Rural	Sonbarsa
92	Kopa	Rural	Sakla
93	Kopa	Rural	Sakla
94	Kulhariya	Rural	Amartha
95	Kumbhi	Rural	Sakla
96	Kurawan	Rural	Kirhi
97	Kurur	Rural	Chiksil
98	Kusi	Rural	Sonbarsa
99	Lewa	Rural	Amona
100	Lori Bandh	Rural	Manik Parasi
101	Mahuari	Rural	Karakat
102	Majhariya	Rural	Amartha
103	Malpura	Rural	Sonbarsa
104	Mangra	Rural	Chiksil
105	Manidih	Rural	Munji
106	Manik Parasi	Rural	Manik Parasi
107	Mathia	Rural	Amona
108	Mathurapur	Rural	Sonbarsa
109	Misrauliya	Rural	Jai Shree
110	Mohanpur	Rural	Karakat
111	Motha	Rural	Motha
112	Munji	Rural	Munji
113	Murarpur	Rural	Karakat
114	Nad	Urban	Not applicable
115	Nad	Unmapped	Not applicable
116	Nanhu	Rural	Gamhariya
117	Narayandih	Rural	Motha
118	Nawada	Rural	Jai Shree
119	Nawadih	Rural	Deo
120	Nawadih	Rural	Kirhi
121	Niranjanpur	Rural	Sakla
122	Nok Parasi	Rural	Manik Parasi
123	Osawan	Rural	Dhanhara
124	Padumanpur	Rural	Jai Shree
125	Paharma	Rural	Deo
126	Panredih	Rural	Sonbarsa
127	Paraiya	Rural	Burhawal
128	Pardiha	Rural	Karakat
129	Parsar	Rural	Dhanhara
130	Pipra	Rural	Motha
131	Punai Dih	Rural	Karakat
132	Raghunathpur	Rural	Motha
133	Rampur	Rural	Kirhi
134	Sahri	Rural	Jai Shree
135	Saidanpur	Rural	Sikaria
136	Sajhaulimath	Rural	Bensagar
137	Sakhua	Rural	Gamhariya
138	Sakla	Rural	Sakla
139	Samhuta	Rural	Amona
140	Sansar Dehri	Rural	Motha
141	Sarbanand Dehri	Rural	Dhanhara
142	Shah Parasi	Rural	Manik Parasi
143	Shahpur	Rural	Munji
144	Sikaria	Rural	Sikaria
145	Sikaria English	Rural	Sikaria
146	Sohda	Rural	Danwar
147	Sonbarsa	Rural	Sonbarsa
148	Soni	Rural	Danwar
149	Subiya	Rural	Gamhariya
150	Sugibal	Rural	Karakat
151	Sukhara	Rural	Baradih
152	Tarwa	Rural	Amona
153	Tenua	Urban	Not applicable
154	Tenua	Unmapped	Not applicable
155	Thumhia	Rural	Chiksil
156	Tirma Chaughadi	Rural	Amartha
157	Titho	Rural	Gamhariya
158	Zorawarpur	Rural	Baradih

Population of Karakat Subdivision

As per the Census 2011, Karakat Subdivision has a total population of 2,09,284 people, consisting of 1,09,007 males and 1,00,277 females. There are 31,555 households in the subdivision with an average population density of 1,036 people per km². The table below shows the rural and urban breakup of population and households:

Particulars	Total	Rural	Urban
Total Population	2,09,284	2,09,284	0
Male Population	1,09,007	1,09,007	0
Female Population	1,00,277	1,00,277	0
Total Households	31,555	31,555	0
Population Density	1,036 / km²	1,036 / km²	0 / km²

Beyond these basic counts, the subdivision has 1,29,010 literate people and 34,802 children (0–6 years). The demographic distribution also includes 37,804 from Scheduled Caste (SC) and 455 from Scheduled Tribe (ST) communities. Detailed rural and urban data for these categories is provided below:

Particulars	Total	Rural
Child Population (Age 0–6)	34,802	34,802
Literate Population	1,29,010	1,29,010
Illiterate Population	80,274	80,274
Scheduled Caste (SC) Population	37,804	37,804
Scheduled Tribe (ST) Population	455	455

NOTE: Population and area figures shown here are based on Census 2011. Administrative boundaries may have changed, so the figures may include combined values for areas that were reorganized later.

Subdivision Overview
Subdivision (Hindi)	Karakat (काराकट)
District	Rohtas
State / UT	Bihar
Railway Station	Ghusia Halt
Total Area	202 km²
Sex Ratio (2011)	919
Total Population (2011)	2,09,284
Density	1,036/km²
Total Villages	158

Nearby Subdivisions in Rohtas
Bikramganj	Dawath
Dinara	Kargahar
Kochas	Nasriganj
Nokha	Rajpur
Sanjhauli	Suryapura