About Karanga Village

Karanga is a small village in Dhuraiya tehsil, in the district of Banka, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 396, made up of 210 males and 186 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 886 females per 1000 males. The village covers 62 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 813105, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Karanga Overview

Census 2011 figures for Karanga village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Banka
Tehsil	Dhuraiya
Pincode	813105
Area (hectares)	62 hectares
Population	396
Male Population	210
Female Population	186
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	886
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Karanga compares

By the 2011 count Karanga is the 122nd largest of the 168 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,322 residents. Its 62 hectares work out to about 6.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 912.

Getting to Karanga

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

Karanga lies about 30 km from Banka, and the nearest railway station is Bela, about 14 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 Karanga
Nearest railway station	Bela	14 km
Nearest town	Purāini	18 km
Tehsil headquarters	Dhuraiya	30 km
District headquarters	Banka	30 km

Villages closest to Karanga

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Karanga village had a population of 396. That makes it the 122nd largest of the 168 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,322 residents.

Karanga village has 210 males and 186 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Karanga has about 886 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 912.

The pincode recorded for Karanga is 813105. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Karanga covers 62 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Karanga falls under Dhuraiya tehsil of Banka district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Karanga is Bela, about 14 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 5 - 10 km distance for Karanga.

Karanga is about 30 km from Banka in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Karanga is in Dhuraiya tehsil of Banka district. Bela is about 14 km away. Purāini is about 18 km away. Dhuraiya is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.