About Karni Village

Karni is a large village in Itkhori tehsil, in the district of Chatra, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,510, made up of 1,307 males and 1,203 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 920 females per 1000 males. The village covers 199 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 825408, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Karni Overview

Census 2011 figures for Karni village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Chatra
Tehsil	Itkhori
Pincode	825408
Area (hectares)	199 hectares
Population	2,510
Male Population	1,307
Female Population	1,203
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	920
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Karni compares

By the 2011 count Karni is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 558 residents. Its 199 hectares work out to about 13 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1034.

Getting to Karni

Karni is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Karni as Available within village. 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 Karni from other places

Karni lies about 33 km from Chatra, and the nearest railway station is Kathautia, about 12 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 Karni
Tehsil headquarters	Itkhori	3.9 km
Nearest railway station	Kathautia	12 km
Nearest town	Bagaha	32 km
District headquarters	Chatra	33 km

Villages closest to Karni

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Karni village had a population of 2,510. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 558 residents.

Karni village has 1,307 males and 1,203 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Karni has about 920 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1034.

The pincode recorded for Karni is 825408. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Karni covers 199 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Karni falls under Itkhori tehsil of Chatra district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Karni is Kathautia, about 12 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Karni.

Karni is about 33 km from Chatra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Karni is in Itkhori tehsil of Chatra district. Itkhori is about 3.9 km away. Kathautia is about 12 km away. Bagaha is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.