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About Karmaula Village

Karmaula is a mid sized village in Motihari tehsil, in the district of Purba Champaran, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 839, made up of 433 males and 406 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 938 females per 1000 males. The village covers 142 hectares hectares.

Karmaula Overview

Census 2011 figures for Karmaula village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Purba Champaran
Tehsil Motihari
Area (hectares) 142 hectares
Population 839
Male Population 433
Female Population 406
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 938
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Karmaula compares

By the 2011 count Karmaula is the 55th largest of the 67 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 3,538 residents. Its 142 hectares work out to about 5.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 888.

Getting to Karmaula

Karmaula is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Karmaula 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Karmaula from other places

Karmaula lies about 19 km from Purba Champaran, and the nearest railway station is Chailaha Halt, about 11 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 Karmaula
Nearest railway station Chailaha Halt 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Motihari 11 km
Nearest town Mothīhāri 11 km
District headquarters Purba Champaran 19 km

Villages closest to Karmaula

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Karmaula village had a population of 839. That makes it the 55th largest of the 67 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,538 residents.

Karmaula village has 433 males and 406 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Karmaula has about 938 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 888.

Karmaula covers 142 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Karmaula falls under Motihari tehsil of Purba Champaran district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Karmaula is Chailaha Halt, about 11 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Karmaula.

Karmaula is about 19 km from Purba Champaran in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Karmaula is in Motihari tehsil of Purba Champaran district. Chailaha Halt is about 11 km away. Motihari is about 11 km away. Mothīhāri is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sarsaula (2.7 km), Lakhaura (2.8 km) and Gulariya (2.9 km).

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

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