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About Karani Village

Karani is a small village in Shaligram Ram Narayanpur tehsil, in the district of Chatra, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 394, made up of 178 males and 216 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,213 females per 1000 males. The village covers 33.4 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 825401, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Karani Overview

Census 2011 figures for Karani village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Chatra
Tehsil Shaligram Ram Narayanpur
Pincode 825401
Area (hectares) 33.4 hectares
Population 394
Male Population 178
Female Population 216
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,213
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Karani compares

By the 2011 count Karani is the 130th largest of the 231 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 758 residents. Its 33.4 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 962.

Getting to Karani

Karani is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Karani as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 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 Karani from other places

Karani lies about 27 km from Chatra, and the nearest railway station is Ismailpur, about 48 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 Karani
Nearest town Sherghāti 22 km
Tehsil headquarters Shaligram Ram Narayanpur 27 km
District headquarters Chatra 27 km
Nearest railway station Ismailpur 48 km

Villages closest to Karani

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Shaligram Ram Narayanpur 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 Karani

As per the Census of India 2011, Karani village had a population of 394. That makes it the 130th largest of the 231 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 758 residents.

Karani village has 178 males and 216 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Karani has about 1213 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 962.

The pincode recorded for Karani is 825401. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Karani covers 33.4 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Karani falls under Shaligram Ram Narayanpur tehsil of Chatra district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Karani is Ismailpur, about 48 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 10+ km distance for Karani.

Karani is about 27 km from Chatra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Karani is in Shaligram Ram Narayanpur tehsil of Chatra district. Sherghāti is about 22 km away. Shaligram Ram Narayanpur is about 27 km away. Chatra 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 Sonepurbigha (under 2 km), Pachmo (under 2 km) and Pandepur Kalan (under 2 km).

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

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