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About Karahara Village

Karahara is a mid sized village in Jokihat tehsil, in the district of Araria, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,171, made up of 599 males and 572 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 955 females per 1000 males. The village covers 66 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 854325, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Karahara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Karahara village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Araria
Tehsil Jokihat
Pincode 854325
Area (hectares) 66 hectares
Population 1,171
Male Population 599
Female Population 572
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 955
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Karahara compares

By the 2011 count Karahara is the 75th largest of the 94 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 3,253 residents. Its 66 hectares work out to about 18 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 925.

Getting to Karahara

Karahara is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Karahara as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Karahara from other places

Karahara lies about 14 km from Araria, and the nearest railway station is Satar Halt, about 11 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Karahara
Tehsil headquarters Jokihat 11 km
Nearest railway station Satar Halt 11 km
District headquarters Araria 14 km
Nearest town Arāria 14 km

Villages closest to Karahara

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Jokihat tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Karahara

As per the Census of India 2011, Karahara village had a population of 1,171. That makes it the 75th largest of the 94 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,253 residents.

Karahara village has 599 males and 572 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Karahara has about 955 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 925.

The pincode recorded for Karahara is 854325. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Karahara covers 66 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 18 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Karahara falls under Jokihat tehsil of Araria district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Karahara is Satar Halt, about 11 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Karahara.

Karahara is about 14 km from Araria in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Karahara is in Jokihat tehsil of Araria district. Jokihat is about 11 km away. Satar Halt is about 11 km away. Araria is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Karhara Chhaprail (under 2 km), Bardenga (under 2 km) and Chaukta (1.6 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Karahara today is likely to be higher.

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