About Kariawan Village

Kariawan is a large village in Tharthari tehsil, in the district of Nalanda, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,105, made up of 1,630 males and 1,475 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 905 females per 1000 males. The village covers 292 hectares hectares.

Kariawan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kariawan village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Nalanda
Tehsil	Tharthari
Area (hectares)	292 hectares
Population	3,105
Male Population	1,630
Female Population	1,475
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	905
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Kariawan compares

By the 2011 count Kariawan is the 9th largest of the 29 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 2,350 residents. Its 292 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 904.

Getting to Kariawan

Kariawan is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kariawan as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Kariawan from other places

Kariawan lies about 9.1 km from Nalanda, and the nearest railway station is Chandi, about 4.0 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 Kariawan
Nearest railway station	Chandi	4.0 km
Nearest town	Hilsa	8.4 km
Tehsil headquarters	Tharthari	9.1 km
District headquarters	Nalanda	9.1 km

Villages closest to Kariawan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kariawan village had a population of 3,105. That makes it the 9th largest of the 29 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,350 residents.

Kariawan village has 1,630 males and 1,475 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kariawan has about 905 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 904.

Kariawan covers 292 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kariawan falls under Tharthari tehsil of Nalanda district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Kariawan is Chandi, about 4.0 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 village for Kariawan.

Kariawan is about 9.1 km from Nalanda in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kariawan is in Tharthari tehsil of Nalanda district. Chandi is about 4.0 km away. Hilsa is about 8.4 km away. Tharthari is about 9.1 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.