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About Kareji Village

Kareji is a mid sized village in Guthani tehsil, in the district of Siwan, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,010, made up of 520 males and 490 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 942 females per 1000 males. The village covers 108 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 841239, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kareji Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kareji village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Siwan
Tehsil Guthani
Pincode 841239
Area (hectares) 108 hectares
Population 1,010
Male Population 520
Female Population 490
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 942
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Kareji compares

By the 2011 count Kareji is the 46th largest of the 95 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,338 residents. Its 108 hectares work out to about 9.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1025.

Getting to Kareji

Kareji is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Kareji as Available within 10+ 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 Kareji from other places

Kareji lies about 26 km from Siwan, and the nearest railway station is Mairwa, about 6.3 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 Kareji
Nearest railway station Mairwa 6.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Guthani 26 km
District headquarters Siwan 26 km

Villages closest to Kareji

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kareji village had a population of 1,010. That makes it the 46th largest of the 95 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,338 residents.

Kareji village has 520 males and 490 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kareji has about 942 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1025.

The pincode recorded for Kareji is 841239. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kareji covers 108 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kareji falls under Guthani tehsil of Siwan district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Kareji is Mairwa, about 6.3 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Kareji.

Kareji 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.

Kareji is in Guthani tehsil of Siwan district. Mairwa is about 6.3 km away. Guthani is about 26 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 Olia (under 2 km), Chiraua (under 2 km) and Darzi Chak (under 2 km).

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

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