About Karhanu Village

Karhanu is a large village in Hussainganj tehsil, in the district of Siwan, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,008, made up of 1,459 males and 1,549 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,062 females per 1000 males. The village covers 237.22 hectares hectares.

Karhanu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Karhanu village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Siwan
Tehsil	Hussainganj
Area (hectares)	237.22 hectares
Population	3,008
Male Population	1,459
Female Population	1,549
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,062
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Karhanu compares

By the 2011 count Karhanu is the 22nd largest of the 45 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 4,062 residents. Its 237.22 hectares work out to about 13 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 969.

Getting to Karhanu

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

How far is Karhanu from other places

Karhanu lies about 7.4 km from Siwan, and the nearest railway station is Jiradei, about 5.2 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 Karhanu
Nearest railway station	Jiradei	5.2 km
Tehsil headquarters	Hussainganj	7.4 km
District headquarters	Siwan	7.4 km
Nearest town	Siwān	7.4 km

Villages closest to Karhanu

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

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Common questions about Karhanu

As per the Census of India 2011, Karhanu village had a population of 3,008. That makes it the 22nd largest of the 45 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,062 residents.

Karhanu village has 1,459 males and 1,549 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Karhanu has about 1062 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 969.

Karhanu covers 237.22 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Karhanu falls under Hussainganj tehsil of Siwan district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Karhanu is Jiradei, about 5.2 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Karhanu.

Karhanu is about 7.4 km from Siwan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Karhanu is in Hussainganj tehsil of Siwan district. Jiradei is about 5.2 km away. Hussainganj is about 7.4 km away. Siwan is about 7.4 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.