About Karhara Village

Karhara is a large village in Mahishi tehsil, in the district of Saharsa, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,151, made up of 1,128 males and 1,023 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 907 females per 1000 males. The village covers 150.25 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 852216, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Karhara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Karhara village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Saharsa
Tehsil	Mahishi
Pincode	852216
Area (hectares)	150.25 hectares
Population	2,151
Male Population	1,128
Female Population	1,023
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	907
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Karhara compares

By the 2011 count Karhara is the 31st largest of the 71 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,876 residents. Its 150.25 hectares work out to about 14 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 899.

Getting to Karhara

Karhara is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Karhara as Available within 10+ km distance. 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 Karhara from other places

Karhara lies about 20 km from Saharsa, and the nearest railway station is Kusheshwar Asthan, 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 Karhara
Tehsil headquarters	Mahishi	6.9 km
Nearest railway station	Kusheshwar Asthan	11 km
Nearest town	Bangaon	11 km
District headquarters	Saharsa	20 km

Villages closest to Karhara

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 Karhara

As per the Census of India 2011, Karhara village had a population of 2,151. That makes it the 31st largest of the 71 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,876 residents.

Karhara village has 1,128 males and 1,023 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Karhara has about 907 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 899.

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

Karhara covers 150.25 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 14 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Karhara falls under Mahishi tehsil of Saharsa district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Karhara is Kusheshwar Asthan, about 11 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 5 - 10 km distance for Karhara.

Karhara is about 20 km from Saharsa in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Karhara is in Mahishi tehsil of Saharsa district. Mahishi is about 6.9 km away. Kusheshwar Asthan is about 11 km away. Bangaon is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.