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About Karahia Village

Karahia is a large village in Saur Bazar tehsil, in the district of Saharsa, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,664, made up of 2,477 males and 2,187 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 883 females per 1000 males. The village covers 314 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 852221, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Karahia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Karahia village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Saharsa
Tehsil Saur Bazar
Pincode 852221
Area (hectares) 314 hectares
Population 4,664
Male Population 2,477
Female Population 2,187
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 883
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Karahia compares

By the 2011 count Karahia is the 14th largest of the 46 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 4,293 residents. Its 314 hectares work out to about 15 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 910.

Getting to Karahia

Karahia is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Karahia 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Karahia from other places

Karahia lies about 13 km from Saharsa, and the nearest railway station is Sonbarsa Kacheri, 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 Karahia
Tehsil headquarters Saur Bazar 4.2 km
Nearest railway station Sonbarsa Kacheri 11 km
District headquarters Saharsa 13 km

Villages closest to Karahia

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

Common questions about Karahia

As per the Census of India 2011, Karahia village had a population of 4,664. That makes it the 14th largest of the 46 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,293 residents.

Karahia village has 2,477 males and 2,187 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Karahia has about 883 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 910.

The pincode recorded for Karahia is 852221. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Karahia covers 314 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 15 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Karahia falls under Saur Bazar tehsil of Saharsa district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Karahia is Sonbarsa Kacheri, about 11 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 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 Karahia.

Karahia is about 13 km from Saharsa in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Karahia is in Saur Bazar tehsil of Saharsa district. Saur Bazar is about 4.2 km away. Sonbarsa Kacheri is about 11 km away. Saharsa is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhulia (under 2 km), Raghunathpur (1.5 km) and Kachra (1.6 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Karahia today is likely to be higher.

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