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About Karahi Village

Karahi is a large village in Baniapur tehsil, in the district of Saran, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,054, made up of 1,962 males and 2,092 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,066 females per 1000 males. The village covers 301 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 841220, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Karahi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Karahi village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Saran
Tehsil Baniapur
Pincode 841220
Area (hectares) 301 hectares
Population 4,054
Male Population 1,962
Female Population 2,092
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,066
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Karahi compares

By the 2011 count Karahi is the 14th largest of the 100 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 2,467 residents. Its 301 hectares work out to about 13 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1015.

Getting to Karahi

Karahi is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Karahi as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Karahi from other places

Karahi lies about 10 km from Saran, and the nearest railway station is Daudpur, about 7.1 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 Karahi
Tehsil headquarters Baniapur 6.1 km
Nearest railway station Daudpur 7.1 km
District headquarters Saran 10 km
Nearest town Revelganj 20 km

Villages closest to Karahi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Karahi village had a population of 4,054. That makes it the 14th largest of the 100 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,467 residents.

Karahi village has 1,962 males and 2,092 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Karahi has about 1066 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1015.

The pincode recorded for Karahi is 841220. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Karahi covers 301 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Karahi falls under Baniapur tehsil of Saran district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Karahi is Daudpur, about 7.1 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Karahi.

Karahi is about 10 km from Saran in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Karahi is in Baniapur tehsil of Saran district. Baniapur is about 6.1 km away. Daudpur is about 7.1 km away. Saran is about 10 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Pirari (under 2 km), Banakar (2.0 km) and Nagdiha (2.2 km).

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

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