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About Karan Bigha Village

Karan Bigha is a small village in Dobhi tehsil, in the district of Gaya, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 274, made up of 141 males and 133 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 943 females per 1000 males. The village covers 37 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 824201, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Karan Bigha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Karan Bigha village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Gaya
Tehsil Dobhi
Pincode 824201
Area (hectares) 37 hectares
Population 274
Male Population 141
Female Population 133
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 943
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Karan Bigha compares

By the 2011 count Karan Bigha is the 105th largest of the 116 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,325 residents. Its 37 hectares work out to about 7.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 971.

Getting to Karan Bigha

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

How far is Karan Bigha from other places

Karan Bigha lies about 57 km from Gaya, and the nearest railway station is Kathautia, about 30 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 Karan Bigha
Nearest town Chatrā 13 km
Tehsil headquarters Dobhi 28 km
Nearest railway station Kathautia 30 km
District headquarters Gaya 57 km

Villages closest to Karan Bigha

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Dobhi 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 Karan Bigha

As per the Census of India 2011, Karan Bigha village had a population of 274. That makes it the 105th largest of the 116 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,325 residents.

Karan Bigha village has 141 males and 133 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Karan Bigha has about 943 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 971.

The pincode recorded for Karan Bigha is 824201. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Karan Bigha covers 37 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Karan Bigha falls under Dobhi tehsil of Gaya district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Karan Bigha is Kathautia, about 30 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Karan Bigha.

Karan Bigha is about 57 km from Gaya in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Karan Bigha is in Dobhi tehsil of Gaya district. Chatrā is about 13 km away. Dobhi is about 28 km away. Kathautia is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mahuari (15 km), Lahuari (15 km) and Nakateya (15 km).

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

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