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About Karwahankar Village

Karwahankar is a mid sized village in Karpi tehsil, in the district of Arwal, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,073, made up of 539 males and 534 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 991 females per 1000 males. The village covers 90 hectares hectares.

Karwahankar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Karwahankar village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Arwal
Tehsil Karpi
Area (hectares) 90 hectares
Population 1,073
Male Population 539
Female Population 534
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 991
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Karwahankar compares

By the 2011 count Karwahankar is the 51st largest of the 80 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,379 residents. Its 90 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 917.

Getting to Karwahankar

Karwahankar is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Karwahankar as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Karwahankar from other places

Karwahankar lies about 6.3 km from Arwal, and the nearest railway station is Garhani, about 27 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 Karwahankar
Tehsil headquarters Karpi 5.2 km
District headquarters Arwal 6.3 km
Nearest railway station Garhani 27 km

Villages closest to Karwahankar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Karwahankar village had a population of 1,073. That makes it the 51st largest of the 80 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,379 residents.

Karwahankar village has 539 males and 534 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Karwahankar has about 991 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 917.

Karwahankar covers 90 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Karwahankar falls under Karpi tehsil of Arwal district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Karwahankar is Garhani, about 27 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Karwahankar.

Karwahankar is about 6.3 km from Arwal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Karwahankar is in Karpi tehsil of Arwal district. Karpi is about 5.2 km away. Arwal is about 6.3 km away. Garhani is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Rohai (under 2 km), Bazidpur Karwa (under 2 km) and Kohraul (under 2 km).

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

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