About Karahia Village

Karahia is a mid sized village in Raniganj tehsil, in the district of Araria, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,607, made up of 833 males and 774 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 929 females per 1000 males. The village covers 180 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 854312, 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	Raniganj
Pincode	854312
Area (hectares)	180 hectares
Population	1,607
Male Population	833
Female Population	774
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	929
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 Karahia compares

By the 2011 count Karahia is the 68th largest of the 85 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 4,660 residents. Its 180 hectares work out to about 8.9 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 937.

Getting to Karahia

Karahia is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Karahia 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 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	Raniganj	14 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 Raniganj 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 1,607. That makes it the 68th largest of the 85 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,660 residents.

Karahia village has 833 males and 774 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Karahia has about 929 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 937.

The pincode recorded for Karahia is 854312. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Karahia covers 180 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.9 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Karahia falls under Raniganj 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 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 Raniganj tehsil of Araria district. Arariya is about 9.7 km away. Raniganj is about 14 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.