About Karian Village

Karian is one of the larger villages in Shivaji Nagar tehsil, in the district of Samastipur, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 25,225, made up of 13,146 males and 12,079 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 919 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1743 hectares hectares.

Karian Overview

Census 2011 figures for Karian village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Samastipur
Tehsil	Shivaji Nagar
Area (hectares)	1743 hectares
Population	25,225
Male Population	13,146
Female Population	12,079
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	919
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 Karian compares

By the 2011 count Karian is the largest village in the tehsil by population, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,933 residents. Its 1743 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 917.

Getting to Karian

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

Karian lies about 23 km from Samastipur, and the nearest railway station is Angar Ghat, about 12 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 Karian
Tehsil headquarters	Shivaji Nagar	3.7 km
Nearest town	Rosera	12 km
Nearest railway station	Angar Ghat	12 km
District headquarters	Samastipur	23 km

Villages closest to Karian

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Shivaji Nagar 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 Karian

As per the Census of India 2011, Karian village had a population of 25,225. That makes it the largest village in the tehsil by population, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,933 residents.

Karian village has 13,146 males and 12,079 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Karian has about 919 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 917.

Karian covers 1743 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 14 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Karian falls under Shivaji Nagar tehsil of Samastipur district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Karian is Angar Ghat, about 12 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 Karian.

Karian is about 23 km from Samastipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Karian is in Shivaji Nagar tehsil of Samastipur district. Shivaji Nagar is about 3.7 km away. Rosera is about 12 km away. Angar Ghat is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sisai Karian Urf Birdaban (under 2 km), Sisai Karian Urf Kalyanpur (under 2 km) and Sisai Karian Urf Sisai Goth (under 2 km).