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About Karea Village

Karea is a mid sized village in Barun tehsil, in the district of Aurangabad, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 517, made up of 268 males and 249 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 929 females per 1000 males. The village covers 113 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 824101, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Karea Overview

Census 2011 figures for Karea village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Aurangabad
Tehsil Barun
Pincode 824101
Area (hectares) 113 hectares
Population 517
Male Population 268
Female Population 249
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 929
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 Karea compares

By the 2011 count Karea is the 122nd largest of the 174 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,091 residents. Its 113 hectares work out to about 4.6 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 924.

Getting to Karea

Karea is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Karea 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 Karea from other places

Karea lies about 6.6 km from Aurangabad, and the nearest railway station is Anugraha Narayan Road, about 10 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 Karea
District headquarters Aurangabad 6.6 km
Nearest town Aurangābād 6.6 km
Nearest railway station Anugraha Narayan Road 10 km
Tehsil headquarters Barun 14 km

Villages closest to Karea

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Karea village had a population of 517. That makes it the 122nd largest of the 174 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,091 residents.

Karea village has 268 males and 249 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Karea 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 924.

The pincode recorded for Karea is 824101. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Karea covers 113 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Karea falls under Barun tehsil of Aurangabad district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Karea is Anugraha Narayan Road, about 10 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 Karea.

Karea is about 6.6 km from Aurangabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Karea is in Barun tehsil of Aurangabad district. Aurangabad is about 6.6 km away. Aurangābād is about 6.6 km away. Anugraha Narayan Road is about 10 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sinduriya (under 2 km), Santhua (under 2 km) and Chandauli (1.8 km).

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

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