About Karariya Village

Karariya is one of the larger villages in Kotwa tehsil, in the district of Purba Champaran, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 6,700, made up of 3,544 males and 3,156 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 891 females per 1000 males. The village covers 677 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 845417, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Karariya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Karariya village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Purba Champaran
Tehsil	Kotwa
Pincode	845417
Area (hectares)	677 hectares
Population	6,700
Male Population	3,544
Female Population	3,156
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	891
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Karariya compares

By the 2011 count Karariya is the 7th largest of the 42 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 3,969 residents. Its 677 hectares work out to about 9.9 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 887.

Getting to Karariya

Karariya is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Karariya as Available within 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Karariya from other places

Karariya lies about 13 km from Purba Champaran, and the nearest railway station is Jiwdhara, about 13 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 Karariya
Tehsil headquarters	Kotwa	7.2 km
Nearest town	Areraj	11 km
Nearest railway station	Jiwdhara	13 km
District headquarters	Purba Champaran	13 km

Villages closest to Karariya

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Karariya village had a population of 6,700. That makes it the 7th largest of the 42 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,969 residents.

Karariya village has 3,544 males and 3,156 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Karariya has about 891 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 887.

The pincode recorded for Karariya is 845417. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Karariya covers 677 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.9 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Karariya falls under Kotwa tehsil of Purba Champaran district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Karariya is Jiwdhara, about 13 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Karariya.

Karariya is about 13 km from Purba Champaran in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Karariya is in Kotwa tehsil of Purba Champaran district. Kotwa is about 7.2 km away. Areraj is about 11 km away. Jiwdhara is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.