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About Karmaul Village

Karmaul is a mid sized village in Darauli tehsil, in the district of Siwan, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 643, made up of 329 males and 314 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 954 females per 1000 males. The village covers 115 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 841287, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Karmaul Overview

Census 2011 figures for Karmaul village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Siwan
Tehsil Darauli
Pincode 841287
Area (hectares) 115 hectares
Population 643
Male Population 329
Female Population 314
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 954
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 Karmaul compares

By the 2011 count Karmaul is the 76th 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 115 hectares work out to about 5.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1014.

Getting to Karmaul

Karmaul is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Karmaul 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 Karmaul from other places

Karmaul lies about 23 km from Siwan, and the nearest railway station is Jiradei, about 18 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 Karmaul
Tehsil headquarters Darauli 6.8 km
Nearest town Maniar 9.6 km
Nearest railway station Jiradei 18 km
District headquarters Siwan 23 km

Villages closest to Karmaul

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 Karmaul

As per the Census of India 2011, Karmaul village had a population of 643. That makes it the 76th largest of the 95 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,792 residents.

Karmaul village has 329 males and 314 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Karmaul has about 954 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1014.

The pincode recorded for Karmaul is 841287. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Karmaul covers 115 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Karmaul falls under Darauli tehsil of Siwan district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Karmaul is Jiradei, about 18 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 Karmaul.

Karmaul is about 23 km from Siwan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Karmaul is in Darauli tehsil of Siwan district. Darauli is about 6.8 km away. Maniar is about 9.6 km away. Jiradei 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 Indrak Chak (under 2 km), Rampurudho (under 2 km) and Babhnauli (under 2 km).

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

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