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About Karamwa Village

Karamwa is one of the larger villages in Majhaulia tehsil, in the district of Pashchim Champaran, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,060, made up of 2,676 males and 2,384 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 891 females per 1000 males. The village covers 675 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 845454, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Karamwa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Karamwa village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Pashchim Champaran
Tehsil Majhaulia
Pincode 845454
Area (hectares) 675 hectares
Population 5,060
Male Population 2,676
Female Population 2,384
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 891
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Karamwa compares

By the 2011 count Karamwa is the 22nd largest of the 72 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 4,443 residents. Its 675 hectares work out to about 7.5 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 911.

Getting to Karamwa

Karamwa is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Karamwa 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 Karamwa from other places

Karamwa lies about 96 km from Pashchim Champaran, and the nearest railway station is Karchhue, about 8.8 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 Karamwa
Nearest railway station Karchhue 8.8 km
Nearest town Mairwa 9.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Majhaulia 13 km
District headquarters Pashchim Champaran 96 km

Villages closest to Karamwa

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Karamwa village had a population of 5,060. That makes it the 22nd largest of the 72 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,443 residents.

Karamwa village has 2,676 males and 2,384 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Karamwa has about 891 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 911.

The pincode recorded for Karamwa is 845454. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Karamwa covers 675 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.5 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Karamwa falls under Majhaulia tehsil of Pashchim Champaran district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Karamwa is Karchhue, about 8.8 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Karamwa.

Karamwa is about 96 km from Pashchim Champaran in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Karamwa is in Majhaulia tehsil of Pashchim Champaran district. Karchhue is about 8.8 km away. Mairwa is about 9.1 km away. Majhaulia is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Konhra Dih (2.2 km), Harpur (4.2 km) and Semra Birit (6.7 km).

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

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