About Karikado Village

Karikado is a mid sized village in Colgong tehsil, in the district of Bhagalpur, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,066, made up of 567 males and 499 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 880 females per 1000 males. The village covers 94 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 813222, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Karikado Overview

Census 2011 figures for Karikado village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Bhagalpur
Tehsil	Colgong
Pincode	813222
Area (hectares)	94 hectares
Population	1,066
Male Population	567
Female Population	499
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	880
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Karikado compares

By the 2011 count Karikado is the 66th largest of the 128 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,374 residents. Its 94 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 869.

Getting to Karikado

Karikado is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Karikado 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Karikado from other places

Karikado lies about 36 km from Bhagalpur, and the nearest railway station is Shivanarayanpur, about 2.1 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 Karikado
Nearest railway station	Shivanarayanpur	2.1 km
Tehsil headquarters	Colgong	9.5 km
District headquarters	Bhagalpur	36 km

Villages closest to Karikado

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Karikado village had a population of 1,066. That makes it the 66th largest of the 128 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,374 residents.

Karikado village has 567 males and 499 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Karikado has about 880 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 869.

The pincode recorded for Karikado is 813222. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Karikado covers 94 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Karikado falls under Colgong tehsil of Bhagalpur district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Karikado is Shivanarayanpur, about 2.1 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 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 Karikado.

Karikado is about 36 km from Bhagalpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Karikado is in Colgong tehsil of Bhagalpur district. Shivanarayanpur is about 2.1 km away. Colgong is about 9.5 km away. Bhagalpur is about 36 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.