About Karua Village

Karua is a mid sized village in Boarijor tehsil, in the district of Godda, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 554, made up of 301 males and 253 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 841 females per 1000 males. The village covers 60 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 814165, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Karua Overview

Census 2011 figures for Karua village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Godda
Tehsil	Boarijor
Pincode	814165
Area (hectares)	60 hectares
Population	554
Male Population	301
Female Population	253
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	841
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Karua compares

By the 2011 count Karua is the 76th largest of the 293 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 442 residents. Its 60 hectares work out to about 9.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1013.

Getting to Karua

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

Karua lies about 32 km from Godda, and the nearest railway station is Ekchari, about 22 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 Karua
Tehsil headquarters	Boarijor	12 km
Nearest railway station	Ekchari	22 km
Nearest town	Colgong	24 km
District headquarters	Godda	32 km

Villages closest to Karua

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Karua village had a population of 554. That makes it the 76th largest of the 293 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 442 residents.

Karua village has 301 males and 253 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Karua has about 841 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1013.

The pincode recorded for Karua is 814165. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Karua covers 60 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Karua falls under Boarijor tehsil of Godda district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Karua is Ekchari, about 22 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Karua.

Karua is about 32 km from Godda in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Karua is in Boarijor tehsil of Godda district. Boarijor is about 12 km away. Ekchari is about 22 km away. Colgong is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.