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About Karikol Village

Karikol is a mid sized village in Sangrampur tehsil, in the district of Munger, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,323, made up of 698 males and 625 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 895 females per 1000 males. The village covers 73 hectares hectares.

Karikol Overview

Census 2011 figures for Karikol village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Munger
Tehsil Sangrampur
Area (hectares) 73 hectares
Population 1,323
Male Population 698
Female Population 625
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 895
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Karikol compares

By the 2011 count Karikol is the 32nd largest of the 63 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,534 residents. Its 73 hectares work out to about 18 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 882.

Getting to Karikol

Karikol is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Karikol 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 5 - 10 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Jamua, Jhikuli, Jhitti and Kahua. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Karikol

As per the Census of India 2011, Karikol village had a population of 1,323. That makes it the 32nd largest of the 63 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,534 residents.

Karikol village has 698 males and 625 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Karikol has about 895 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 882.

Karikol covers 73 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 18 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Karikol falls under Sangrampur tehsil of Munger district in Bihar.

The census record for Karikol notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance.

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

Karikol is in Sangrampur tehsil of Munger district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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