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About Karsanda Village

Karsanda is a small village in Shambhuganj tehsil, in the district of Banka, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 271, made up of 154 males and 117 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 760 females per 1000 males. The village covers 31 hectares hectares.

Karsanda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Karsanda village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Banka
Tehsil Shambhuganj
Area (hectares) 31 hectares
Population 271
Male Population 154
Female Population 117
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 760
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 Karsanda compares

By the 2011 count Karsanda is the 105th largest of the 125 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,328 residents. Its 31 hectares work out to about 8.7 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 879.

Getting to Karsanda

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

Karsanda lies about 26 km from Banka, and the nearest railway station is Kamarganj, about 23 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 Karsanda
Nearest town Amarpur 18 km
Nearest railway station Kamarganj 23 km
Tehsil headquarters Shambhuganj 26 km
District headquarters Banka 26 km

Villages closest to Karsanda

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Karsanda village had a population of 271. That makes it the 105th largest of the 125 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,328 residents.

Karsanda village has 154 males and 117 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Karsanda has about 760 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 879.

Karsanda covers 31 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.7 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Karsanda falls under Shambhuganj tehsil of Banka district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Karsanda is Kamarganj, about 23 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 Karsanda.

Karsanda is about 26 km from Banka in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Karsanda is in Shambhuganj tehsil of Banka district. Amarpur is about 18 km away. Kamarganj is about 23 km away. Shambhuganj is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Basohara (under 2 km), Pakar (under 2 km) and Pakaria (under 2 km).

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

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