About Karja Village

Karja is a large village in Shahpur tehsil, in the district of Bhojpur, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,453, made up of 1,882 males and 1,571 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 835 females per 1000 males. The village covers 237 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 802166, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Karja Overview

Census 2011 figures for Karja village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Bhojpur
Tehsil	Shahpur
Pincode	802166
Area (hectares)	237 hectares
Population	3,453
Male Population	1,882
Female Population	1,571
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	835
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Karja compares

By the 2011 count Karja is the 15th largest of the 84 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 2,302 residents. Its 237 hectares work out to about 15 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 896.

Getting to Karja

Karja is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Karja as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Jawania, Jhaua, Kadam Ka Dera and Karanpura. 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.

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Common questions about Karja

As per the Census of India 2011, Karja village had a population of 3,453. That makes it the 15th largest of the 84 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,302 residents.

Karja village has 1,882 males and 1,571 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Karja has about 835 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 896.

The pincode recorded for Karja is 802166. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Karja covers 237 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 15 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Karja falls under Shahpur tehsil of Bhojpur district in Bihar.

The census record for Karja notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

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

Karja is in Shahpur 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.