About Karahia Village

Karahia is a mid sized village in Kursakatta tehsil, in the district of Araria, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 958, made up of 498 males and 460 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 924 females per 1000 males. The village covers 183 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 854331, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Karahia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Karahia village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Araria
Tehsil	Kursakatta
Pincode	854331
Area (hectares)	183 hectares
Population	958
Male Population	498
Female Population	460
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	924
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Karahia compares

By the 2011 count Karahia is the 49th largest of the 66 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,234 residents. Its 183 hectares work out to about 5.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 917.

Getting to Karahia

Karahia is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Karahia as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Karahia from other places

Karahia lies about 18 km from Araria, and the nearest railway station is Arariya, about 9.7 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 Karahia
Nearest railway station	Arariya	9.7 km
Tehsil headquarters	Kursakatta	18 km
District headquarters	Araria	18 km
Nearest town	Arāria	18 km

Villages closest to Karahia

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

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Common questions about Karahia

As per the Census of India 2011, Karahia village had a population of 958. That makes it the 49th largest of the 66 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,234 residents.

Karahia village has 498 males and 460 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Karahia has about 924 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 917.

The pincode recorded for Karahia is 854331. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Karahia covers 183 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Karahia falls under Kursakatta tehsil of Araria district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Karahia is Arariya, about 9.7 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Karahia.

Karahia is about 18 km from Araria in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Karahia is in Kursakatta tehsil of Araria district. Arariya is about 9.7 km away. Kursakatta is about 18 km away. Araria is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.