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About Karmaha Village

Karmaha is a small village in Darauli tehsil, in the district of Siwan, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 369, made up of 190 males and 179 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 942 females per 1000 males. The village covers 56 hectares hectares.

Karmaha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Karmaha village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Siwan
Tehsil Darauli
Area (hectares) 56 hectares
Population 369
Male Population 190
Female Population 179
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 942
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Karmaha compares

By the 2011 count Karmaha is the 87th largest of the 95 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,792 residents. Its 56 hectares work out to about 6.6 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1014.

Getting to Karmaha

Karmaha is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Karmaha 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 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Karmaha from other places

Karmaha lies about 28 km from Siwan, and the nearest railway station is Mairwa, about 17 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 Karmaha
Tehsil headquarters Darauli 2.2 km
Nearest town Sikandarpur 8.2 km
Nearest railway station Mairwa 17 km
District headquarters Siwan 28 km

Villages closest to Karmaha

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Karmaha village had a population of 369. That makes it the 87th largest of the 95 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,792 residents.

Karmaha village has 190 males and 179 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Karmaha has about 942 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1014.

Karmaha covers 56 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.6 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Karmaha falls under Darauli tehsil of Siwan district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Karmaha is Mairwa, about 17 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 - 10 km distance for Karmaha.

Karmaha is about 28 km from Siwan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Karmaha is in Darauli tehsil of Siwan district. Darauli is about 2.2 km away. Sikandarpur is about 8.2 km away. Mairwa is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Narauli (under 2 km), Amarpur (under 2 km) and Diyara Mauza Amarpur (under 2 km).

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

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