About Karhan Village

Karhan is one of the larger villages in Kesaria tehsil, in the district of Purba Champaran, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 7,421, made up of 3,866 males and 3,555 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 920 females per 1000 males. The village covers 439 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 845423, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Karhan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Karhan village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Purba Champaran
Tehsil	Kesaria
Pincode	845423
Area (hectares)	439 hectares
Population	7,421
Male Population	3,866
Female Population	3,555
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	920
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Karhan compares

By the 2011 count Karhan is the 6th largest of the 41 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 4,283 residents. Its 439 hectares work out to about 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 918.

Getting to Karhan

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

Karhan lies about 33 km from Purba Champaran, and the nearest railway station is Kesariya, about 5.7 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 Karhan
Nearest railway station	Kesariya	5.7 km
Tehsil headquarters	Kesaria	6.8 km
Nearest town	Sāhibganj	13 km
District headquarters	Purba Champaran	33 km

Villages closest to Karhan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Karhan village had a population of 7,421. That makes it the 6th largest of the 41 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,283 residents.

Karhan village has 3,866 males and 3,555 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Karhan has about 920 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 918.

The pincode recorded for Karhan is 845423. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Karhan covers 439 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Karhan falls under Kesaria tehsil of Purba Champaran district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Karhan is Kesariya, about 5.7 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 Karhan.

Karhan is about 33 km from Purba Champaran in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Karhan is in Kesaria tehsil of Purba Champaran district. Kesariya is about 5.7 km away. Kesaria is about 6.8 km away. Sāhibganj is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.