About Karan Village

Karan is a mid sized village in Nokha tehsil, in the district of Rohtas, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 998, made up of 486 males and 512 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,053 females per 1000 males. The village covers 127 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 802217, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Karan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Karan village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Rohtas
Tehsil	Nokha
Pincode	802217
Area (hectares)	127 hectares
Population	998
Male Population	486
Female Population	512
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,053
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Karan compares

By the 2011 count Karan is the 54th largest of the 78 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,834 residents. Its 127 hectares work out to about 7.9 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 926.

Getting to Karan

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

Karan lies about 54 km from Rohtas, and the nearest railway station is Garhnokha, about 4.8 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 Karan
Nearest railway station	Garhnokha	4.8 km
Tehsil headquarters	Nokha	5.8 km
District headquarters	Rohtas	54 km

Villages closest to Karan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Karan village had a population of 998. That makes it the 54th largest of the 78 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,834 residents.

Karan village has 486 males and 512 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Karan has about 1053 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 926.

The pincode recorded for Karan is 802217. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Karan covers 127 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.9 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Karan falls under Nokha tehsil of Rohtas district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Karan is Garhnokha, about 4.8 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 5 - 10 km distance for Karan.

Karan is about 54 km from Rohtas in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Karan is in Nokha tehsil of Rohtas district. Garhnokha is about 4.8 km away. Nokha is about 5.8 km away. Rohtas is about 54 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.