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About Karwa Balram Village

Karwa Balram is a mid sized village in Sonbhadra Banshi Suryapur tehsil, in the district of Arwal, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,240, made up of 643 males and 597 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 928 females per 1000 males. The village covers 125 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 804419, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Karwa Balram Overview

Census 2011 figures for Karwa Balram village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Arwal
Tehsil Sonbhadra Banshi Suryapur
Pincode 804419
Area (hectares) 125 hectares
Population 1,240
Male Population 643
Female Population 597
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 928
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Karwa Balram compares

By the 2011 count Karwa Balram is the 27th largest of the 42 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,854 residents. Its 125 hectares work out to about 9.9 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 957.

Getting to Karwa Balram

Karwa Balram is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Karwa Balram as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Karwa Balram from other places

Karwa Balram lies about 13 km from Arwal, and the nearest railway station is Mai, about 25 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 Karwa Balram
Tehsil headquarters Sonbhadra Banshi Suryapur 13 km
District headquarters Arwal 13 km
Nearest railway station Mai 25 km

Villages closest to Karwa Balram

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Sonbhadra Banshi Suryapur 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 Karwa Balram

As per the Census of India 2011, Karwa Balram village had a population of 1,240. That makes it the 27th largest of the 42 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,854 residents.

Karwa Balram village has 643 males and 597 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Karwa Balram has about 928 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 957.

The pincode recorded for Karwa Balram is 804419. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Karwa Balram covers 125 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.9 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Karwa Balram falls under Sonbhadra Banshi Suryapur tehsil of Arwal district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Karwa Balram is Mai, about 25 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 km distance for Karwa Balram.

Karwa Balram is about 13 km from Arwal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Karwa Balram is in Sonbhadra Banshi Suryapur tehsil of Arwal district. Sonbhadra Banshi Suryapur is about 13 km away. Arwal is about 13 km away. Mai is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Anuan (under 2 km), Gangapur (under 2 km) and Daudpur (under 2 km).

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

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