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About Karua Mari Village

Karua Mari is a mid sized village in Thakurganj tehsil, in the district of Kishanganj, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 813, made up of 407 males and 406 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 998 females per 1000 males. The village covers 370.63 hectares hectares.

Karua Mari Overview

Census 2011 figures for Karua Mari village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Kishanganj
Tehsil Thakurganj
Area (hectares) 370.63 hectares
Population 813
Male Population 407
Female Population 406
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 998
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Karua Mari compares

By the 2011 count Karua Mari is the 62nd largest of the 92 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,363 residents. Its 370.63 hectares work out to about 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 947.

Getting to Karua Mari

Karua Mari is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Karua Mari 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Karua Mari from other places

Karua Mari lies about 32 km from Kishanganj, and the nearest railway station is Pawakhali, about 7.2 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 Karua Mari
Nearest railway station Pawakhali 7.2 km
Nearest town Bahādurganj 15 km
Tehsil headquarters Thakurganj 24 km
District headquarters Kishanganj 32 km

Villages closest to Karua Mari

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Thakurganj 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 Karua Mari

As per the Census of India 2011, Karua Mari village had a population of 813. That makes it the 62nd largest of the 92 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,363 residents.

Karua Mari village has 407 males and 406 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Karua Mari has about 998 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 947.

Karua Mari covers 370.63 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Karua Mari falls under Thakurganj tehsil of Kishanganj district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Karua Mari is Pawakhali, about 7.2 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 10+ km distance for Karua Mari.

Karua Mari is about 32 km from Kishanganj in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Karua Mari is in Thakurganj tehsil of Kishanganj district. Pawakhali is about 7.2 km away. Bahādurganj is about 15 km away. Thakurganj is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Karua Mani (under 2 km), Sabodangi (under 2 km) and Deramari (4.0 km).

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

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