About Ray Karariya Village

Ray Karariya is a large village in Paharpur tehsil, in the district of Purba Champaran, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,350, made up of 1,207 males and 1,143 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 947 females per 1000 males. The village covers 257 hectares hectares.

Ray Karariya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ray Karariya village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Purba Champaran
Tehsil	Paharpur
Area (hectares)	257 hectares
Population	2,350
Male Population	1,207
Female Population	1,143
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	947
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Ray Karariya compares

By the 2011 count Ray Karariya is the 25th largest of the 53 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 3,403 residents. Its 257 hectares work out to about 9.1 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 905.

Getting to Ray Karariya

Ray Karariya is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Ray Karariya as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 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 Ray Karariya from other places

Ray Karariya lies about 122 km from Purba Champaran, and the nearest railway station is Ara Junction, about under 2 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 Ray Karariya
Nearest town	Arrah	under 2 km
Nearest railway station	Ara Junction	under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters	Paharpur	18 km
District headquarters	Purba Champaran	122 km

Villages closest to Ray Karariya

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ray Karariya village had a population of 2,350. That makes it the 25th largest of the 53 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,403 residents.

Ray Karariya village has 1,207 males and 1,143 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ray Karariya has about 947 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 905.

Ray Karariya covers 257 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Ray Karariya falls under Paharpur tehsil of Purba Champaran district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Ray Karariya is Ara Junction, about under 2 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 10+ km distance for Ray Karariya.

Ray Karariya is about 122 km from Purba Champaran in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ray Karariya is in Paharpur tehsil of Purba Champaran district. Arrah is about under 2 km away. Ara Junction is about under 2 km away. Paharpur is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.