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About Karihan Village

Karihan is a mid sized village in Mahua tehsil, in the district of Vaishali, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,860, made up of 979 males and 881 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 900 females per 1000 males. The village covers 299 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 844113, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Karihan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Karihan village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Vaishali
Tehsil Mahua
Pincode 844113
Area (hectares) 299 hectares
Population 1,860
Male Population 979
Female Population 881
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 900
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Karihan compares

By the 2011 count Karihan is the 56th largest of the 125 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,230 residents. Its 299 hectares work out to about 6.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 902.

Getting to Karihan

Karihan is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Karihan as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Karihan from other places

Karihan lies about 40 km from Vaishali, and the nearest railway station is Chak Sikandar, about 9.4 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 Karihan
Tehsil headquarters Mahua 6.1 km
Nearest railway station Chak Sikandar 9.4 km
Nearest town Hājīpur 19 km
District headquarters Vaishali 40 km

Villages closest to Karihan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Karihan village had a population of 1,860. That makes it the 56th largest of the 125 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,230 residents.

Karihan village has 979 males and 881 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Karihan has about 900 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 902.

The pincode recorded for Karihan is 844113. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Karihan covers 299 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Karihan falls under Mahua tehsil of Vaishali district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Karihan is Chak Sikandar, about 9.4 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 village for Karihan.

Karihan is about 40 km from Vaishali in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Karihan is in Mahua tehsil of Vaishali district. Mahua is about 6.1 km away. Chak Sikandar is about 9.4 km away. Hājīpur is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bazidpur Bhadwas (under 2 km), Bhadwas (under 2 km) and Tajpur Buzurg (under 2 km).

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

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