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About Karah Village

Karah is one of the larger villages in Baniapur tehsil, in the district of Saran, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 6,895, made up of 3,557 males and 3,338 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 938 females per 1000 males. The village covers 501 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 841404, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Karah Overview

Census 2011 figures for Karah village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Saran
Tehsil Baniapur
Pincode 841404
Area (hectares) 501 hectares
Population 6,895
Male Population 3,557
Female Population 3,338
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 938
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Karah compares

By the 2011 count Karah is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,467 residents. Its 501 hectares work out to about 14 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1015.

Getting to Karah

Karah is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Karah as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Karah from other places

Karah lies about 12 km from Saran, and the nearest railway station is Paterhi, 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 Karah
District headquarters Saran 12 km
Nearest railway station Paterhi 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Baniapur 13 km
Nearest town Marhaura 16 km

Villages closest to Karah

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 Karah

As per the Census of India 2011, Karah village had a population of 6,895. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,467 residents.

Karah village has 3,557 males and 3,338 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Karah has about 938 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1015.

The pincode recorded for Karah is 841404. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Karah covers 501 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 14 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Karah falls under Baniapur tehsil of Saran district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Karah is Paterhi, 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Karah.

Karah is about 12 km from Saran in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Karah is in Baniapur tehsil of Saran district. Saran is about 12 km away. Paterhi is about 12 km away. Baniapur 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 Ibrahimpur (under 2 km), Kanhauli Sangram (2.0 km) and Paighambarpur (2.4 km).

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

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