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About Kariharo Village

Kariharo is a mid sized village in Pirtanr tehsil, in the district of Giridih, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 547, made up of 290 males and 257 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 886 females per 1000 males. The village covers 295 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 825108, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kariharo Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kariharo village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Giridih
Tehsil Pirtanr
Pincode 825108
Area (hectares) 295 hectares
Population 547
Male Population 290
Female Population 257
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 886
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kariharo compares

By the 2011 count Kariharo is the 61st largest of the 174 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 572 residents. Its 295 hectares work out to about 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 990.

Getting to Kariharo

Kariharo is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Kariharo as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Kariharo from other places

Kariharo lies about 12 km from Pirtanr, and the nearest railway station is Giridih, about 19 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 Kariharo
Tehsil headquarters Pirtanr 12 km
Nearest railway station Giridih 19 km

Villages closest to Kariharo

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kariharo village had a population of 547. That makes it the 61st largest of the 174 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 572 residents.

Kariharo village has 290 males and 257 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kariharo has about 886 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 990.

The pincode recorded for Kariharo is 825108. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kariharo covers 295 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kariharo falls under Pirtanr tehsil of Giridih district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Kariharo is Giridih, about 19 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Kariharo.

Kariharo is about 12 km from Pirtanr in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kariharo is in Pirtanr tehsil of Giridih district. Pirtanr is about 12 km away. Giridih is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kamharbad (under 2 km), Sohnabad (under 2 km) and Pokharna (under 2 km).

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

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