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About Karharwa Village

Karharwa is a mid sized village in Laukahi tehsil, in the district of Madhubani, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,732, made up of 889 males and 843 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 948 females per 1000 males. The village covers 188.6 hectares hectares.

Karharwa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Karharwa village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Madhubani
Tehsil Laukahi
Area (hectares) 188.6 hectares
Population 1,732
Male Population 889
Female Population 843
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 948
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Karharwa compares

By the 2011 count Karharwa is the 39th largest of the 64 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 3,255 residents. Its 188.6 hectares work out to about 9.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 951.

Getting to Karharwa

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

How far is Karharwa from other places

Karharwa lies about 36 km from Madhubani, and the nearest railway station is Khutauna, about 11 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 Karharwa
Nearest railway station Khutauna 11 km
Nearest town Jainagar 20 km
Tehsil headquarters Laukahi 25 km
District headquarters Madhubani 36 km

Villages closest to Karharwa

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Karharwa village had a population of 1,732. That makes it the 39th largest of the 64 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,255 residents.

Karharwa village has 889 males and 843 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Karharwa has about 948 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 951.

Karharwa covers 188.6 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Karharwa falls under Laukahi tehsil of Madhubani district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Karharwa is Khutauna, about 11 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Karharwa.

Karharwa is about 36 km from Madhubani in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Karharwa is in Laukahi tehsil of Madhubani district. Khutauna is about 11 km away. Jainagar is about 20 km away. Laukahi is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Tulsiahi (under 2 km), Singrahi (under 2 km) and Belahi Bhawanipur (3.6 km).

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

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