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About Karki Village

Karki is a large village in Ariari tehsil, in the district of Sheikhpura, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,293, made up of 1,194 males and 1,099 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 920 females per 1000 males. The village covers 360 hectares hectares.

Karki Overview

Census 2011 figures for Karki village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Sheikhpura
Tehsil Ariari
Area (hectares) 360 hectares
Population 2,293
Male Population 1,194
Female Population 1,099
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 920
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Karki compares

By the 2011 count Karki is the 16th largest of the 60 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,864 residents. Its 360 hectares work out to about 6.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 941.

Getting to Karki

Karki is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Karki as Available within 5 - 10 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Karki from other places

Karki lies about 7.1 km from Sheikhpura, and the nearest railway station is Kusumha Bihar, about 6.4 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 Karki
Tehsil headquarters Ariari 4.3 km
Nearest railway station Kusumha Bihar 6.4 km
District headquarters Sheikhpura 7.1 km

Villages closest to Karki

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Karki village had a population of 2,293. That makes it the 16th largest of the 60 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,864 residents.

Karki village has 1,194 males and 1,099 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Karki has about 920 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 941.

Karki covers 360 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Karki falls under Ariari tehsil of Sheikhpura district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Karki is Kusumha Bihar, about 6.4 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Karki.

Karki is about 7.1 km from Sheikhpura in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Karki is in Ariari tehsil of Sheikhpura district. Ariari is about 4.3 km away. Kusumha Bihar is about 6.4 km away. Sheikhpura is about 7.1 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Usari (under 2 km), Ranka (under 2 km) and Raundi (under 2 km).

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

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