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About Karachin Village

Karachin is one of the larger villages in Bithan tehsil, in the district of Samastipur, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,115, made up of 2,672 males and 2,443 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 914 females per 1000 males. The village covers 333.1 hectares hectares.

Karachin Overview

Census 2011 figures for Karachin village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Samastipur
Tehsil Bithan
Area (hectares) 333.1 hectares
Population 5,115
Male Population 2,672
Female Population 2,443
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 914
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 Karachin compares

By the 2011 count Karachin is the 9th largest of the 50 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 2,929 residents. Its 333.1 hectares work out to about 15 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 934.

Getting to Karachin

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

Karachin lies about 53 km from Samastipur, and the nearest railway station is Bithan, about 1.7 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 Karachin
Nearest railway station Bithan 1.7 km
Nearest town Bakhri 13 km
District headquarters Samastipur 53 km

Villages closest to Karachin

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Karachin village had a population of 5,115. That makes it the 9th largest of the 50 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,929 residents.

Karachin village has 2,672 males and 2,443 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Karachin has about 914 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 934.

Karachin covers 333.1 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 15 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Karachin falls under Bithan tehsil of Samastipur district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Karachin is Bithan, about 1.7 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 Karachin.

Karachin is about 53 km from Samastipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Karachin is in Bithan tehsil of Samastipur district. Bithan is about 1.7 km away. Bakhri is about 13 km away. Samastipur is about 53 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chandauli (under 2 km), Malsar (under 2 km) and Chhechhani (1.7 km).

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

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