About Karanpur Village

Karanpur is one of the larger villages in Bochaha tehsil, in the district of Muzaffarpur, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 11,961, made up of 6,346 males and 5,615 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 885 females per 1000 males. The village covers 431 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 843103, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Karanpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Karanpur village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Muzaffarpur
Tehsil	Bochaha
Pincode	843103
Area (hectares)	431 hectares
Population	11,961
Male Population	6,346
Female Population	5,615
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	885
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Karanpur compares

By the 2011 count Karanpur is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,016 residents. Its 431 hectares work out to about 28 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 902.

Getting to Karanpur

Karanpur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Karanpur 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Karanpur from other places

Karanpur lies about 42 km from Muzaffarpur, and the nearest railway station is Mehnar Road, about 12 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 Karanpur
Nearest railway station	Mehnar Road	12 km
Nearest town	Mahnar Bazar	17 km
Tehsil headquarters	Bochaha	32 km
District headquarters	Muzaffarpur	42 km

Villages closest to Karanpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Karanpur village had a population of 11,961. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,016 residents.

Karanpur village has 6,346 males and 5,615 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Karanpur has about 885 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 902.

The pincode recorded for Karanpur is 843103. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Karanpur covers 431 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 28 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Karanpur falls under Bochaha tehsil of Muzaffarpur district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Karanpur is Mehnar Road, about 12 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Karanpur.

Karanpur is about 42 km from Muzaffarpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Karanpur is in Bochaha tehsil of Muzaffarpur district. Mehnar Road is about 12 km away. Mahnar Bazar is about 17 km away. Bochaha is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.