About Karimganj Village

Karimganj is a mid sized village in Barsoi tehsil, in the district of Katihar, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 619, made up of 330 males and 289 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 876 females per 1000 males. The village covers 50.8 hectares hectares.

Karimganj Overview

Census 2011 figures for Karimganj village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Katihar
Tehsil	Barsoi
Area (hectares)	50.8 hectares
Population	619
Male Population	330
Female Population	289
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	876
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Karimganj compares

By the 2011 count Karimganj is the 148th largest of the 199 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,568 residents. Its 50.8 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 928.

Getting to Karimganj

Karimganj is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Karimganj as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Karimganj from other places

Karimganj lies about 40 km from Katihar, and the nearest railway station is Dhachna, about 1.5 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 Karimganj
Nearest railway station	Dhachna	1.5 km
Tehsil headquarters	Barsoi	4.3 km
Nearest town	Rāiganj	17 km
District headquarters	Katihar	40 km

Villages closest to Karimganj

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Karimganj village had a population of 619. That makes it the 148th largest of the 199 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,568 residents.

Karimganj village has 330 males and 289 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Karimganj has about 876 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 928.

Karimganj covers 50.8 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Karimganj falls under Barsoi tehsil of Katihar district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Karimganj is Dhachna, about 1.5 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Karimganj.

Karimganj is about 40 km from Katihar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Karimganj is in Barsoi tehsil of Katihar district. Dhachna is about 1.5 km away. Barsoi is about 4.3 km away. Rāiganj is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.