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About Karharia Village

Karharia is a mid sized village in Nathnagar tehsil, in the district of Bhagalpur, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 582, made up of 314 males and 268 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 854 females per 1000 males. The village covers 32 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 813129, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Karharia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Karharia village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Bhagalpur
Tehsil Nathnagar
Pincode 813129
Area (hectares) 32 hectares
Population 582
Male Population 314
Female Population 268
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 854
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Karharia compares

By the 2011 count Karharia is the 57th largest of the 70 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,687 residents. Its 32 hectares work out to about 18 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 881.

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 5 - 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 5 - 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 22 km from Bhagalpur, and the nearest railway station is Tikani, about 12 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 railway station Tikani 12 km
Nearest town Purāini 15 km
Tehsil headquarters Nathnagar 22 km
District headquarters Bhagalpur 22 km

Villages closest to Karharia

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Nathnagar 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 582. That makes it the 57th largest of the 70 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,687 residents.

Karharia village has 314 males and 268 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Karharia has about 854 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 881.

The pincode recorded for Karharia is 813129. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Karharia covers 32 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 18 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Karharia falls under Nathnagar tehsil of Bhagalpur district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Karharia is Tikani, about 12 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Karharia.

Karharia is about 22 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 Nathnagar tehsil of Bhagalpur district. Tikani is about 12 km away. Purāini is about 15 km away. Nathnagar is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Wali Mohammadpur Karharia (under 2 km), Kamalpur (3.7 km) and Bishunpur Arazi (5.2 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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