About Kariyakant Village

Kariyakant is a small village in Nawanagar tehsil, in the district of Buxar, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 110, made up of 52 males and 58 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,115 females per 1000 males. The village covers 36.4 hectares hectares.

Kariyakant Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kariyakant village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Buxar
Tehsil	Nawanagar
Area (hectares)	36.4 hectares
Population	110
Male Population	52
Female Population	58
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,115
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Kariyakant compares

By the 2011 count Kariyakant is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,775 residents. Its 36.4 hectares work out to about 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 965.

Getting to Kariyakant

Kariyakant is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Kariyakant as Available within 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kariyakant from other places

Kariyakant lies about 26 km from Buxar, and the nearest railway station is Baruna, about 22 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 Kariyakant
Tehsil headquarters	Nawanagar	9.9 km
Nearest town	Dumraon	20 km
Nearest railway station	Baruna	22 km
District headquarters	Buxar	26 km

Villages closest to Kariyakant

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

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Common questions about Kariyakant

As per the Census of India 2011, Kariyakant village had a population of 110. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,775 residents.

Kariyakant village has 52 males and 58 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kariyakant has about 1115 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 965.

Kariyakant covers 36.4 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kariyakant falls under Nawanagar tehsil of Buxar district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Kariyakant is Baruna, about 22 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 - 10 km distance for Kariyakant.

Kariyakant is about 26 km from Buxar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kariyakant is in Nawanagar tehsil of Buxar district. Nawanagar is about 9.9 km away. Dumraon is about 20 km away. Baruna is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.