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About Karhanni Village

Karhanni is a mid sized village in Dumaria tehsil, in the district of Gaya, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,359, made up of 679 males and 680 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,001 females per 1000 males. The village covers 242 hectares hectares.

Karhanni Overview

Census 2011 figures for Karhanni village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Gaya
Tehsil Dumaria
Area (hectares) 242 hectares
Population 1,359
Male Population 679
Female Population 680
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,001
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Karhanni compares

By the 2011 count Karhanni is the 33rd largest of the 107 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,161 residents. Its 242 hectares work out to about 5.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 931.

Getting to Karhanni

Karhanni is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Karhanni 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Karhanni from other places

Karhanni lies about 71 km from Gaya, and the nearest railway station is Nabinagar Road, about 42 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 Karhanni
Tehsil headquarters Dumaria 2.8 km
Nearest town Nabīnagar 36 km
Nearest railway station Nabinagar Road 42 km
District headquarters Gaya 71 km

Villages closest to Karhanni

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Karhanni village had a population of 1,359. That makes it the 33rd largest of the 107 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,161 residents.

Karhanni village has 679 males and 680 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Karhanni has about 1001 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 931.

Karhanni covers 242 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Karhanni falls under Dumaria tehsil of Gaya district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Karhanni is Nabinagar Road, about 42 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 km distance for Karhanni.

Karhanni is about 71 km from Gaya in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Karhanni is in Dumaria tehsil of Gaya district. Dumaria is about 2.8 km away. Nabīnagar is about 36 km away. Nabinagar Road is about 42 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Simari (under 2 km), Simri (under 2 km) and Pankara (under 2 km).

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

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