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About Karhari Village

Karhari is one of the larger villages in Bhagwanpur tehsil, in the district of Vaishali, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,424, made up of 2,911 males and 2,513 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 863 females per 1000 males. The village covers 471 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 844114, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Karhari Overview

Census 2011 figures for Karhari village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Vaishali
Tehsil Bhagwanpur
Pincode 844114
Area (hectares) 471 hectares
Population 5,424
Male Population 2,911
Female Population 2,513
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 863
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Karhari compares

By the 2011 count Karhari is the 5th largest of the 97 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,126 residents. Its 471 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 902.

Getting to Karhari

Karhari is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Karhari as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Karhari from other places

Karhari lies about 115 km from Vaishali, and the nearest railway station is Bhelwa, about 2.6 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 Karhari
Nearest railway station Bhelwa 2.6 km
Nearest town Raxaul 5.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Bhagwanpur 27 km
District headquarters Vaishali 115 km

Villages closest to Karhari

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Karhari village had a population of 5,424. That makes it the 5th largest of the 97 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,126 residents.

Karhari village has 2,911 males and 2,513 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Karhari has about 863 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 902.

The pincode recorded for Karhari is 844114. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Karhari covers 471 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Karhari falls under Bhagwanpur tehsil of Vaishali district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Karhari is Bhelwa, about 2.6 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Karhari.

Karhari is about 115 km from Vaishali in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Karhari is in Bhagwanpur tehsil of Vaishali district. Bhelwa is about 2.6 km away. Raxaul is about 5.4 km away. Bhagwanpur is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ratanpura (12 km), Raghunathpur Imadpur (22 km) and Harpur Kasturi (25 km).

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

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