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About Karahi Kalan Village

Karahi Kalan is a large village in Basantpur tehsil, in the district of Siwan, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,295, made up of 1,185 males and 1,110 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 937 females per 1000 males. The village covers 158.29 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 841406, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Karahi Kalan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Karahi Kalan village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Siwan
Tehsil Basantpur
Pincode 841406
Area (hectares) 158.29 hectares
Population 2,295
Male Population 1,185
Female Population 1,110
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 937
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Karahi Kalan compares

By the 2011 count Karahi Kalan is the 19th largest of the 41 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,567 residents. Its 158.29 hectares work out to about 14 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 962.

Getting to Karahi Kalan

Karahi Kalan is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Karahi Kalan as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Karahi Kalan from other places

Karahi Kalan lies about 31 km from Siwan, and the nearest railway station is Basantpur Halt, about 4.4 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 Karahi Kalan
Tehsil headquarters Basantpur 2.4 km
Nearest railway station Basantpur Halt 4.4 km
Nearest town Mahārājgani 18 km
District headquarters Siwan 31 km

Villages closest to Karahi Kalan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Karahi Kalan village had a population of 2,295. That makes it the 19th largest of the 41 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,567 residents.

Karahi Kalan village has 1,185 males and 1,110 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Karahi Kalan has about 937 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 962.

The pincode recorded for Karahi Kalan is 841406. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Karahi Kalan covers 158.29 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 14 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Karahi Kalan falls under Basantpur tehsil of Siwan district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Karahi Kalan is Basantpur Halt, about 4.4 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Karahi Kalan.

Karahi Kalan is about 31 km from Siwan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Karahi Kalan is in Basantpur tehsil of Siwan district. Basantpur is about 2.4 km away. Basantpur Halt is about 4.4 km away. Mahārājgani is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Shampur Khap (under 2 km), Barwa Khurd (under 2 km) and Jankinagar (under 2 km).

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

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