About Karhauna Village

Karhauna is a mid sized village in Wazirganj tehsil, in the district of Gaya, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,590, made up of 825 males and 765 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 927 females per 1000 males. The village covers 162 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 805131, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Karhauna Overview

Census 2011 figures for Karhauna village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Gaya
Tehsil	Wazirganj
Pincode	805131
Area (hectares)	162 hectares
Population	1,590
Male Population	825
Female Population	765
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	927
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 Karhauna compares

By the 2011 count Karhauna is the 43rd largest of the 136 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,607 residents. Its 162 hectares work out to about 9.8 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 952.

Getting to Karhauna

Karhauna is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Karhauna 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 Karhauna from other places

Karhauna lies about 36 km from Gaya, and the nearest railway station is Manjhwe, about 5.3 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 Karhauna
Nearest railway station	Manjhwe	5.3 km
Nearest town	Hisua	6.6 km
Tehsil headquarters	Wazirganj	13 km
District headquarters	Gaya	36 km

Villages closest to Karhauna

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Karhauna village had a population of 1,590. That makes it the 43rd largest of the 136 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,607 residents.

Karhauna village has 825 males and 765 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Karhauna has about 927 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 952.

The pincode recorded for Karhauna is 805131. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Karhauna covers 162 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.8 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Karhauna falls under Wazirganj tehsil of Gaya district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Karhauna is Manjhwe, about 5.3 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 Karhauna.

Karhauna is about 36 km from Gaya in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Karhauna is in Wazirganj tehsil of Gaya district. Manjhwe is about 5.3 km away. Hisua is about 6.6 km away. Wazirganj is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.