About Kargaon Village

Kargaon is a small village in Mahishi tehsil, in the district of Saharsa, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 252, made up of 128 males and 124 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 969 females per 1000 males. The village covers 74 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 852216, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kargaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kargaon village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Saharsa
Tehsil	Mahishi
Pincode	852216
Area (hectares)	74 hectares
Population	252
Male Population	128
Female Population	124
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	969
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 Kargaon compares

By the 2011 count Kargaon is the 65th largest of the 71 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,876 residents. Its 74 hectares work out to about 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 899.

Getting to Kargaon

Kargaon is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Kargaon 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 Kargaon from other places

Kargaon lies about 27 km from Saharsa, and the nearest railway station is Harnagar, about 7.7 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 Kargaon
Nearest railway station	Harnagar	7.7 km
Tehsil headquarters	Mahishi	16 km
Nearest town	Bangaon	19 km
District headquarters	Saharsa	27 km

Villages closest to Kargaon

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kargaon village had a population of 252. That makes it the 65th largest of the 71 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,876 residents.

Kargaon village has 128 males and 124 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kargaon has about 969 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 899.

The pincode recorded for Kargaon is 852216. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kargaon covers 74 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kargaon falls under Mahishi tehsil of Saharsa district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Kargaon is Harnagar, about 7.7 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 Kargaon.

Kargaon is about 27 km from Saharsa in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kargaon is in Mahishi tehsil of Saharsa district. Harnagar is about 7.7 km away. Mahishi is about 16 km away. Bangaon is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.