About Karahia Village

Karahia is one of the larger villages in Rajnagar tehsil, in the district of Madhubani, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 17,649, made up of 9,135 males and 8,514 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 932 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1129 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 847235, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Karahia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Karahia village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Madhubani
Tehsil	Rajnagar
Pincode	847235
Area (hectares)	1129 hectares
Population	17,649
Male Population	9,135
Female Population	8,514
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	932
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within village

How Karahia compares

By the 2011 count Karahia is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 4,016 residents. Its 1129 hectares work out to about 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 927.

Getting to Karahia

Karahia 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 Karahia as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Karahia from other places

Karahia lies about 9.6 km from Madhubani, and the nearest railway station is Rajanagar, about under 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 Karahia
Nearest railway station	Rajanagar	under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters	Rajnagar	1.9 km
District headquarters	Madhubani	9.6 km

Villages closest to Karahia

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Karahia village had a population of 17,649. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,016 residents.

Karahia village has 9,135 males and 8,514 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Karahia has about 932 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 927.

The pincode recorded for Karahia is 847235. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Karahia covers 1129 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Karahia falls under Rajnagar tehsil of Madhubani district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Karahia is Rajanagar, about under 2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

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

Karahia is about 9.6 km from Madhubani in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Karahia is in Rajnagar tehsil of Madhubani district. Rajanagar is about under 2 km away. Rajnagar is about 1.9 km away. Madhubani is about 9.6 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.