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About Karhara Village

Karhara is a mid sized village in Modanganj tehsil, in the district of Jehanabad, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,278, made up of 650 males and 628 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 966 females per 1000 males. The village covers 77 hectares hectares.

Karhara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Karhara village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Jehanabad
Tehsil Modanganj
Area (hectares) 77 hectares
Population 1,278
Male Population 650
Female Population 628
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 966
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 Karhara compares

By the 2011 count Karhara is the 27th largest of the 52 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,687 residents. Its 77 hectares work out to about 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 945.

Getting to Karhara

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

Karhara lies about 12 km from Modanganj, and the nearest railway station is Jehanabad, about 12 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 Karhara
Nearest railway station Jehanabad 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Modanganj 12 km
Nearest town Jahānābād 12 km

Villages closest to Karhara

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Karhara village had a population of 1,278. That makes it the 27th largest of the 52 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,687 residents.

Karhara village has 650 males and 628 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Karhara has about 966 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 945.

Karhara covers 77 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Karhara falls under Modanganj tehsil of Jehanabad district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Karhara is Jehanabad, about 12 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 Karhara.

Karhara is about 12 km from Modanganj in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Karhara is in Modanganj tehsil of Jehanabad district. Jehanabad is about 12 km away. Modanganj is about 12 km away. Jahānābād is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Daharpur Milik (under 2 km), Dhamapur (1.7 km) and Gandhar (2.0 km).

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

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