About Karsop Village

Karsop is one of the larger villages in Shambhuganj tehsil, in the district of Banka, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,201, made up of 2,784 males and 2,417 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 868 females per 1000 males. The village covers 240 hectares hectares.

Karsop Overview

Census 2011 figures for Karsop village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Banka
Tehsil	Shambhuganj
Area (hectares)	240 hectares
Population	5,201
Male Population	2,784
Female Population	2,417
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	868
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Karsop compares

By the 2011 count Karsop is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,328 residents. Its 240 hectares work out to about 22 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 879.

Getting to Karsop

Karsop is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Karsop as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 from other places

Karsop 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
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

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.

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Common questions about Karsop

As per the Census of India 2011, Karsop village had a population of 5,201. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,328 residents.

Karsop village has 2,784 males and 2,417 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Karsop has about 868 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 879.

Karsop covers 240 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 22 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Karsop falls under Shambhuganj tehsil of Banka district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Karsop 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Karsop.

Karsop 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 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.