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About Karkhiyan Village

Karkhiyan is a mid sized village in Behea tehsil, in the district of Bhojpur, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,168, made up of 591 males and 577 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 976 females per 1000 males. The village covers 106 hectares hectares.

Karkhiyan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Karkhiyan village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Bhojpur
Tehsil Behea
Area (hectares) 106 hectares
Population 1,168
Male Population 591
Female Population 577
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 976
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Karkhiyan compares

By the 2011 count Karkhiyan is the 46th largest of the 73 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,016 residents. Its 106 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 911.

Getting to Karkhiyan

The census records public bus service for Karkhiyan 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 village. The nearest villages by name are Kaleyanpur, Kamriaon, Kanela and Kaneli. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Karkhiyan

As per the Census of India 2011, Karkhiyan village had a population of 1,168. That makes it the 46th largest of the 73 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,016 residents.

Karkhiyan village has 591 males and 577 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Karkhiyan has about 976 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 911.

Karkhiyan covers 106 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Karkhiyan falls under Behea tehsil of Bhojpur district in Bihar.

The census record for Karkhiyan notes the nearest railway station as Available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Karkhiyan.

Karkhiyan is in Behea tehsil of Bhojpur district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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