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About Karharia Village

Karharia is a small village in Jagdishpur tehsil, in the district of Bhagalpur, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 184, made up of 95 males and 89 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 937 females per 1000 males. The village covers 9 hectares hectares.

Karharia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Karharia village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Bhagalpur
Tehsil Jagdishpur
Area (hectares) 9 hectares
Population 184
Male Population 95
Female Population 89
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 937
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Karharia compares

By the 2011 count Karharia is the 141st largest of the 150 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,264 residents. Its 9 hectares work out to about 20 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 909.

Getting to Karharia

Karharia is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Karharia as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Karharia from other places

Karharia lies about 122 km from Bhagalpur, and the nearest railway station is Biraul, about 15 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 Karharia
Nearest town Benipur under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters Jagdishpur 11 km
Nearest railway station Biraul 15 km
District headquarters Bhagalpur 122 km

Villages closest to Karharia

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Karharia village had a population of 184. That makes it the 141st largest of the 150 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,264 residents.

Karharia village has 95 males and 89 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Karharia has about 937 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 909.

Karharia covers 9 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 20 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Karharia falls under Jagdishpur tehsil of Bhagalpur district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Karharia is Biraul, about 15 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 km distance for Karharia.

Karharia is about 122 km from Bhagalpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Karharia is in Jagdishpur tehsil of Bhagalpur district. Benipur is about under 2 km away. Jagdishpur is about 11 km away. Biraul is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Karampur (2.5 km), Basauni (2.5 km) and Baijani (5.0 km).

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

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