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About Karhara Village

Karhara is one of the larger villages in Benipatti tehsil, in the district of Madhubani, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,665, made up of 2,958 males and 2,707 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 915 females per 1000 males. The village covers 431 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 847223, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Karhara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Karhara village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Madhubani
Tehsil Benipatti
Pincode 847223
Area (hectares) 431 hectares
Population 5,665
Male Population 2,958
Female Population 2,707
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 915
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 Karhara compares

By the 2011 count Karhara is the 20th largest of the 93 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 3,841 residents. Its 431 hectares work out to about 13 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 913.

Getting to Karhara

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

Karhara lies about 23 km from Madhubani, and the nearest railway station is Korahia, about 2.2 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 Karhara
Nearest railway station Korahia 2.2 km
Nearest town Jainagar 4.8 km
District headquarters Madhubani 23 km
Tehsil headquarters Benipatti 26 km

Villages closest to Karhara

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Benipatti 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 5,665. That makes it the 20th largest of the 93 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,841 residents.

Karhara village has 2,958 males and 2,707 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Karhara has about 915 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 913.

The pincode recorded for Karhara is 847223. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Karhara covers 431 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Karhara falls under Benipatti tehsil of Madhubani district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Karhara is Korahia, about 2.2 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 <5 km distance for Karhara.

Karhara is about 23 km from Madhubani in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Karhara is in Benipatti tehsil of Madhubani district. Korahia is about 2.2 km away. Jainagar is about 4.8 km away. Madhubani is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Shivnagar (under 2 km), Behata (5.6 km) and Betauna (7.4 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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