About Karai Village

Karai is a large village in Masaurhi tehsil, in the district of Patna, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,175, made up of 2,152 males and 2,023 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 940 females per 1000 males. The village covers 504 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 804452, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Karai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Karai village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Patna
Tehsil	Masaurhi
Pincode	804452
Area (hectares)	504 hectares
Population	4,175
Male Population	2,152
Female Population	2,023
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	940
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Karai compares

By the 2011 count Karai is the 8th largest of the 94 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,885 residents. Its 504 hectares work out to about 8.3 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 924.

Getting to Karai

Karai is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Karai 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 5 - 10 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 Patna, and the nearest railway station is Nadwan, about 6.7 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	Nadwan	6.7 km
Tehsil headquarters	Masaurhi	8.8 km
Nearest town	Masaurhi Buzurg	8.8 km
District headquarters	Patna	22 km

Villages closest to Karai

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Karai village had a population of 4,175. That makes it the 8th largest of the 94 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,885 residents.

Karai village has 2,152 males and 2,023 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Karai has about 940 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 924.

The pincode recorded for Karai is 804452. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Karai covers 504 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.3 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Karai falls under Masaurhi tehsil of Patna district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Karai is Nadwan, about 6.7 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 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 Karai.

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

Karai is in Masaurhi tehsil of Patna district. Nadwan is about 6.7 km away. Masaurhi is about 8.8 km away. Masaurhi Buzurg is about 8.8 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.