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About Karai Village

Karai is a large village in Karai Parsurai tehsil, in the district of Nalanda, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,982, made up of 2,551 males and 2,431 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 953 females per 1000 males. The village covers 344 hectares hectares.

Karai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Karai village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Nalanda
Tehsil Karai Parsurai
Area (hectares) 344 hectares
Population 4,982
Male Population 2,551
Female Population 2,431
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 953
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Karai compares

By the 2011 count Karai is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,684 residents. Its 344 hectares work out to about 14 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 925.

Getting to Karai

The census records public bus service for Karai as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Karai from other places

Karai lies about 22 km from Nalanda, and the nearest railway station is Diyawan, 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 Karai
Nearest railway station Diyawan under 2 km
Nearest town Hilsa 7.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Karai Parsurai 22 km
District headquarters Nalanda 22 km

Villages closest to Karai

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Karai village had a population of 4,982. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,684 residents.

Karai village has 2,551 males and 2,431 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Karai has about 953 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 925.

Karai covers 344 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 14 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Karai falls under Karai Parsurai tehsil of Nalanda district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Karai is Diyawan, about under 2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Karai.

Karai is about 22 km from Nalanda in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Karai is in Karai Parsurai tehsil of Nalanda district. Diyawan is about under 2 km away. Hilsa is about 7.1 km away. Karai Parsurai is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Hunrari (1.7 km), Hathla (1.7 km) and Diawan (1.7 km).

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

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