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About Karsop Arazi Village

Karsop Arazi is a large village in Shambhuganj tehsil, in the district of Banka, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,021, made up of 1,043 males and 978 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 938 females per 1000 males. The village covers 32 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 813221, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Karsop Arazi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Karsop Arazi village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Banka
Tehsil Shambhuganj
Pincode 813221
Area (hectares) 32 hectares
Population 2,021
Male Population 1,043
Female Population 978
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 938
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Karsop Arazi compares

By the 2011 count Karsop Arazi is the 25th largest of the 125 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,328 residents. Its 32 hectares work out to about 63 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 879.

Getting to Karsop Arazi

Karsop Arazi is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Karsop Arazi as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 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 Karsop Arazi from other places

Karsop Arazi lies about 29 km from Banka, and the nearest railway station is Sultanganj, about 18 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 Karsop Arazi
Nearest town Sultānganj 17 km
Nearest railway station Sultanganj 18 km
Tehsil headquarters Shambhuganj 29 km
District headquarters Banka 29 km

Villages closest to Karsop Arazi

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 Karsop Arazi

As per the Census of India 2011, Karsop Arazi village had a population of 2,021. That makes it the 25th largest of the 125 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,328 residents.

Karsop Arazi village has 1,043 males and 978 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Karsop Arazi has about 938 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 879.

The pincode recorded for Karsop Arazi is 813221. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Karsop Arazi covers 32 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 63 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Karsop Arazi falls under Shambhuganj tehsil of Banka district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Karsop Arazi is Sultanganj, about 18 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 10+ km distance for Karsop Arazi.

Karsop Arazi is about 29 km from Banka in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Karsop Arazi is in Shambhuganj tehsil of Banka district. Sultānganj is about 17 km away. Sultanganj is about 18 km away. Shambhuganj is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Karsop (under 2 km), Karanpur (under 2 km) and Kiranpur (under 2 km).

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

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