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About Karuaj Village

Karuaj is a mid sized village in Dumraon tehsil, in the district of Buxar, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,904, made up of 1,001 males and 903 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 902 females per 1000 males. The village covers 207.2 hectares hectares.

Karuaj Overview

Census 2011 figures for Karuaj village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Buxar
Tehsil Dumraon
Area (hectares) 207.2 hectares
Population 1,904
Male Population 1,001
Female Population 903
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 902
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Karuaj compares

By the 2011 count Karuaj is the 26th largest of the 72 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,484 residents. Its 207.2 hectares work out to about 9.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 937.

Getting to Karuaj

Karuaj is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Karuaj as Available within 5 - 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 Karuaj from other places

Karuaj lies about 18 km from Buxar. 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 Karuaj
Tehsil headquarters Dumraon 4.2 km
District headquarters Buxar 18 km

Villages closest to Karuaj

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Karuaj village had a population of 1,904. That makes it the 26th largest of the 72 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,484 residents.

Karuaj village has 1,001 males and 903 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Karuaj has about 902 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 937.

Karuaj covers 207.2 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Karuaj falls under Dumraon tehsil of Buxar district in Bihar.

The census record for Karuaj notes the nearest railway station 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 - 10 km distance for Karuaj.

Karuaj is about 18 km from Buxar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Karuaj is in Dumraon tehsil of Buxar district. Dumraon is about 4.2 km away. Buxar is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Tulshipur (under 2 km), Rajdiha (under 2 km) and Nikhura (under 2 km).

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

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