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About Karnpur Village

Karnpur is a large village in Andhratharhi tehsil, in the district of Madhubani, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,776, made up of 1,998 males and 1,778 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 890 females per 1000 males. The village covers 259 hectares hectares.

Karnpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Karnpur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Madhubani
Tehsil Andhratharhi
Area (hectares) 259 hectares
Population 3,776
Male Population 1,998
Female Population 1,778
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 890
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Karnpur compares

By the 2011 count Karnpur is the 17th largest of the 45 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 4,003 residents. Its 259 hectares work out to about 15 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 909.

Getting to Karnpur

Karnpur is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Karnpur as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Karnpur from other places

Karnpur lies about 22 km from Madhubani, and the nearest railway station is Mahrail, about 2.1 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 Karnpur
Nearest railway station Mahrail 2.1 km
Nearest town Jhanjhārpur 4.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Andhratharhi 9.3 km
District headquarters Madhubani 22 km

Villages closest to Karnpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Karnpur village had a population of 3,776. That makes it the 17th largest of the 45 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,003 residents.

Karnpur village has 1,998 males and 1,778 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Karnpur has about 890 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 909.

Karnpur covers 259 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 15 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Karnpur falls under Andhratharhi tehsil of Madhubani district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Karnpur is Mahrail, about 2.1 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Karnpur.

Karnpur is about 22 km from Madhubani in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Karnpur is in Andhratharhi tehsil of Madhubani district. Mahrail is about 2.1 km away. Jhanjhārpur is about 4.6 km away. Andhratharhi is about 9.3 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mahrail (1.5 km), Harna (1.8 km) and Harri (2.3 km).

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

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