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About Karnai Village

Karnai is a mid sized village in Darauli tehsil, in the district of Siwan, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,260, made up of 665 males and 595 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 895 females per 1000 males. The village covers 117 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 841435, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Karnai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Karnai village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Siwan
Tehsil Darauli
Pincode 841435
Area (hectares) 117 hectares
Population 1,260
Male Population 665
Female Population 595
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 895
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Karnai compares

By the 2011 count Karnai is the 50th largest of the 95 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,792 residents. Its 117 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1014.

Getting to Karnai

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

How far is Karnai from other places

Karnai lies about 26 km from Siwan, and the nearest railway station is Mairwa, about 9.7 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 Karnai
Nearest railway station Mairwa 9.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Darauli 9.8 km
District headquarters Siwan 26 km

Villages closest to Karnai

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 Karnai

As per the Census of India 2011, Karnai village had a population of 1,260. That makes it the 50th largest of the 95 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,792 residents.

Karnai village has 665 males and 595 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Karnai has about 895 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1014.

The pincode recorded for Karnai is 841435. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Karnai covers 117 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Karnai falls under Darauli tehsil of Siwan district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Karnai is Mairwa, about 9.7 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Karnai.

Karnai is about 26 km from Siwan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Karnai is in Darauli tehsil of Siwan district. Mairwa is about 9.7 km away. Darauli is about 9.8 km away. Siwan is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Lokaichhapra (under 2 km), Bhothia (under 2 km) and Daraili (1.5 km).

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

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