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About Karwa Village

Karwa is a small village in Ghoshi tehsil, in the district of Jehanabad, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 440, made up of 226 males and 214 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 947 females per 1000 males. The village covers 100 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 804406, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Karwa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Karwa village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Jehanabad
Tehsil Ghoshi
Pincode 804406
Area (hectares) 100 hectares
Population 440
Male Population 226
Female Population 214
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 947
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Karwa compares

By the 2011 count Karwa is the 46th largest of the 50 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,163 residents. Its 100 hectares work out to about 4.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 940.

Getting to Karwa

Karwa is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Karwa as Available within 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 Karwa from other places

Karwa lies about 14 km from Jehanabad, and the nearest railway station is Teneri Halt, about 6.5 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 Karwa
Nearest railway station Teneri Halt 6.5 km
Nearest town Masaurhi Buzurg 7.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Ghoshi 14 km
District headquarters Jehanabad 14 km

Villages closest to Karwa

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Karwa village had a population of 440. That makes it the 46th largest of the 50 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,163 residents.

Karwa village has 226 males and 214 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Karwa has about 947 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 940.

The pincode recorded for Karwa is 804406. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Karwa covers 100 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Karwa falls under Ghoshi tehsil of Jehanabad district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Karwa is Teneri Halt, about 6.5 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 km distance for Karwa.

Karwa is about 14 km from Jehanabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Karwa is in Ghoshi tehsil of Jehanabad district. Teneri Halt is about 6.5 km away. Masaurhi Buzurg is about 7.0 km away. Ghoshi is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Golakpur (11 km), Babhanpura (11 km) and Sahpur Milik (17 km).

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

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