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About Karanpura Village

Karanpura is a small village in Paroo tehsil, in the district of Muzaffarpur, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 402, made up of 208 males and 194 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 933 females per 1000 males. The village covers 31 hectares hectares.

Karanpura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Karanpura village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Muzaffarpur
Tehsil Paroo
Area (hectares) 31 hectares
Population 402
Male Population 208
Female Population 194
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 933
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Karanpura compares

By the 2011 count Karanpura is the 124th largest of the 133 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,701 residents. Its 31 hectares work out to about 13 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 903.

Getting to Karanpura

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

How far is Karanpura from other places

Karanpura lies about 23 km from Muzaffarpur, and the nearest railway station is Siho, about 9.8 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 Karanpura
Nearest railway station Siho 9.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Paroo 23 km
District headquarters Muzaffarpur 23 km

Villages closest to Karanpura

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Karanpura village had a population of 402. That makes it the 124th largest of the 133 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,701 residents.

Karanpura village has 208 males and 194 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Karanpura has about 933 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 903.

Karanpura covers 31 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Karanpura falls under Paroo tehsil of Muzaffarpur district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Karanpura is Siho, about 9.8 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Karanpura.

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

Karanpura is in Paroo tehsil of Muzaffarpur district. Siho is about 9.8 km away. Paroo is about 23 km away. Muzaffarpur 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 Gopalpur (under 2 km), Dharphari (2.9 km) and Firozpur (3.2 km).

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

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