About Karakat Village

Karakat is a large village in Karakat tehsil, in the district of Rohtas, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,563, made up of 1,324 males and 1,239 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 936 females per 1000 males. The village covers 151 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 802212, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Karakat Overview

Census 2011 figures for Karakat village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Rohtas
Tehsil	Karakat
Pincode	802212
Area (hectares)	151 hectares
Population	2,563
Male Population	1,324
Female Population	1,239
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	936
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Karakat compares

By the 2011 count Karakat is the 21st largest of the 124 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,623 residents. Its 151 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 927.

Getting to Karakat

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

How far is Karakat from other places

Karakat lies about 72 km from Rohtas, and the nearest railway station is Shaheed Baba Parav Halt, about 4.0 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 Karakat
Nearest railway station	Shaheed Baba Parav Halt	4.0 km
Nearest town	Bikramganj	4.6 km
District headquarters	Rohtas	72 km

Villages closest to Karakat

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Karakat village had a population of 2,563. That makes it the 21st largest of the 124 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,623 residents.

Karakat village has 1,324 males and 1,239 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Karakat has about 936 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 927.

The pincode recorded for Karakat is 802212. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Karakat covers 151 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Karakat falls under Karakat tehsil of Rohtas district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Karakat is Shaheed Baba Parav Halt, about 4.0 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Karakat.

Karakat is about 72 km from Rohtas in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Karakat is in Karakat tehsil of Rohtas district. Shaheed Baba Parav Halt is about 4.0 km away. Bikramganj is about 4.6 km away. Rohtas is about 72 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.