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About Karjara Village

Karjara is a mid sized village in Rafiganj tehsil, in the district of Aurangabad, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 529, made up of 282 males and 247 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 876 females per 1000 males. The village covers 113 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 824125, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Karjara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Karjara village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Aurangabad
Tehsil Rafiganj
Pincode 824125
Area (hectares) 113 hectares
Population 529
Male Population 282
Female Population 247
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 876
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 Karjara compares

By the 2011 count Karjara is the 164th largest of the 204 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,326 residents. Its 113 hectares work out to about 4.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 925.

Getting to Karjara

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

Karjara lies about 25 km from Aurangabad, and the nearest railway station is Dev Road Halt, about 5.9 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 Karjara
Nearest railway station Dev Road Halt 5.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Rafiganj 8.0 km
District headquarters Aurangabad 25 km

Villages closest to Karjara

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Karjara village had a population of 529. That makes it the 164th largest of the 204 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,326 residents.

Karjara village has 282 males and 247 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Karjara has about 876 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 925.

The pincode recorded for Karjara is 824125. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Karjara covers 113 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Karjara falls under Rafiganj tehsil of Aurangabad district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Karjara is Dev Road Halt, about 5.9 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 Karjara.

Karjara is about 25 km from Aurangabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Karjara is in Rafiganj tehsil of Aurangabad district. Dev Road Halt is about 5.9 km away. Rafiganj is about 8.0 km away. Aurangabad 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 Beri (under 2 km), Pogar (under 2 km) and Bihta (1.6 km).

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

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