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About Karom Village

Karom is a large village in Darauli tehsil, in the district of Siwan, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,366, made up of 1,235 males and 1,131 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 916 females per 1000 males. The village covers 328 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 841235, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Karom Overview

Census 2011 figures for Karom village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Siwan
Tehsil Darauli
Pincode 841235
Area (hectares) 328 hectares
Population 2,366
Male Population 1,235
Female Population 1,131
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 916
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Karom compares

By the 2011 count Karom is the 24th largest of the 95 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,792 residents. Its 328 hectares work out to about 7.2 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 Karom

The census records public bus service for Karom 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 village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Karom from other places

Karom lies about 21 km from Siwan. 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 Karom
Nearest town Mairwa 5.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Darauli 12 km
District headquarters Siwan 21 km

Villages closest to Karom

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 Karom

As per the Census of India 2011, Karom village had a population of 2,366. That makes it the 24th largest of the 95 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,792 residents.

Karom village has 1,235 males and 1,131 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Karom has about 916 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1014.

The pincode recorded for Karom is 841235. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Karom covers 328 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Karom falls under Darauli tehsil of Siwan district in Bihar.

The census record for Karom notes the nearest railway station as Available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Karom.

Karom is about 21 km from Siwan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Karom is in Darauli tehsil of Siwan district. Mairwa is about 5.9 km away. Darauli is about 12 km away. Siwan is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bali Punak (under 2 km), Sham Bodi (under 2 km) and Tariwani (1.7 km).

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

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