Karankia, Raniganj

Karankia (करान्किया) is a village located in the Raniganj Anchal of Araria district of Bihar. The village falls in Raniganj block and comes under Dhobinia Gram Panchayat.

As on December 2024, the current population of Karankia is 5.3 thousands out of which 2.7 thousands are males and rest 2.6 thousands are females. The sex ratio of this village is 946 females per 1000 males. There are around 925 teenagers in Karankia. It has literacy rate of 38% which means around 2 thousands persons can read and write. Total 907 people belonging to scheduled caste and 347 scheduled tribe people live in the village. There are around 1.1 thousands households in Karankia, which means every family has 5 members on average. The village has working population of 1.8 thousands. The pincode of Karankia is 854312 and there are many postoffices around the village which can used to send speed post, registered parcel etc.

• Araria RS Sub Post office
• Majhuwa Branch Post office
• Bangama Branch Post office
• Hansa Branch Post office
• Karankia Branch Post office

Schools

Karankia has many good schools for education and follwing are popular schools among students.

• Primary School Karankia Muslim Tola
• Primary School Karankia

Hospitals

Karankia has many good hospitals for treatment and follwing are popular among people.

• Chandardai Sub-Center
• Additional Primary Health Center Chandardai
• Hayatpur Sub-Center

Banks

Karankia has many good banks for financial services and follwing are popular among people.

• Bank of Baroda Basaithi, Bihar
• Bank of Baroda Bausi
• Bank of Baroda Hansa, Bihar
• State Bank of India Araria R S
• State Bank of India Gidhwas