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About Karibanki Village

Karibanki is a mid sized village in Gande tehsil, in the district of Giridih, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,171, made up of 600 males and 571 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 952 females per 1000 males. The village covers 140 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 815312, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Karibanki Overview

Census 2011 figures for Karibanki village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Giridih
Tehsil Gande
Pincode 815312
Area (hectares) 140 hectares
Population 1,171
Male Population 600
Female Population 571
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 952
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Karibanki compares

By the 2011 count Karibanki is the 36th largest of the 243 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 659 residents. Its 140 hectares work out to about 8.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. 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 Karibanki

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

Karibanki lies about 17 km from Giridih, and the nearest railway station is Krishna Ballabh Sahay Halt, about 11 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 Karibanki
Tehsil headquarters Gande 3.9 km
Nearest railway station Krishna Ballabh Sahay Halt 11 km
District headquarters Giridih 17 km

Villages closest to Karibanki

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 Karibanki

As per the Census of India 2011, Karibanki village had a population of 1,171. That makes it the 36th largest of the 243 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 659 residents.

Karibanki village has 600 males and 571 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Karibanki has about 952 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 Karibanki is 815312. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Karibanki covers 140 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Karibanki falls under Gande tehsil of Giridih district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Karibanki is Krishna Ballabh Sahay Halt, about 11 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 Karibanki.

Karibanki is about 17 km from Giridih in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Karibanki is in Gande tehsil of Giridih district. Gande is about 3.9 km away. Krishna Ballabh Sahay Halt is about 11 km away. Giridih is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Topaia (under 2 km), Pokharia (under 2 km) and Guhilo (under 2 km).

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

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