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About Karipahari Village

Karipahari is a small village in Gande tehsil, in the district of Giridih, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 78, made up of 40 males and 38 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 950 females per 1000 males. The village covers 51 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 815302, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Karipahari Overview

Census 2011 figures for Karipahari village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Giridih
Tehsil Gande
Pincode 815302
Area (hectares) 51 hectares
Population 78
Male Population 40
Female Population 38
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 950
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Karipahari compares

By the 2011 count Karipahari is the 229th largest of the 243 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 659 residents. Its 51 hectares work out to about 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 945.

Getting to Karipahari

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

Karipahari lies about 8.2 km from Gande, and the nearest railway station is Giridih, about 5.0 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 Karipahari
Nearest railway station Giridih 5.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Gande 8.2 km

Villages closest to Karipahari

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Karipahari village had a population of 78. That makes it the 229th largest of the 243 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 659 residents.

Karipahari village has 40 males and 38 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Karipahari has about 950 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 945.

The pincode recorded for Karipahari is 815302. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Karipahari covers 51 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Karipahari falls under Gande tehsil of Giridih district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Karipahari is Giridih, about 5.0 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 <5 km distance for Karipahari.

Karipahari is about 8.2 km from Gande in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Karipahari is in Gande tehsil of Giridih district. Giridih is about 5.0 km away. Gande is about 8.2 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Telkhari (under 2 km), Kachhel (under 2 km) and Ratabahiar (2.1 km).

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

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