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About Karanpura Village

Karanpura is a mid sized village in Marhaura tehsil, in the district of Saran, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,723, made up of 827 males and 896 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,083 females per 1000 males. The village covers 113 hectares hectares.

Karanpura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Karanpura village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Saran
Tehsil Marhaura
Area (hectares) 113 hectares
Population 1,723
Male Population 827
Female Population 896
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,083
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Karanpura compares

By the 2011 count Karanpura is the 52nd largest of the 97 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,345 residents. Its 113 hectares work out to about 15 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 980.

Getting to Karanpura

Karanpura is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Karanpura as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Karanpura from other places

Karanpura lies about 30 km from Saran. 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 Karanpura
Tehsil headquarters Marhaura 3.4 km
District headquarters Saran 30 km

Villages closest to Karanpura

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Karanpura village had a population of 1,723. That makes it the 52nd largest of the 97 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,345 residents.

Karanpura village has 827 males and 896 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Karanpura has about 1083 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 980.

Karanpura covers 113 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 15 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Karanpura falls under Marhaura tehsil of Saran district in Bihar.

The census record for Karanpura notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Karanpura.

Karanpura is about 30 km from Saran in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Karanpura is in Marhaura tehsil of Saran district. Marhaura is about 3.4 km away. Saran is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Askaranpur (under 2 km), Jodhauli (under 2 km) and Jamalpur (under 2 km).

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

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