About Karnu Village

Karnu is a mid sized village in Mahagama tehsil, in the district of Godda, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,254, made up of 638 males and 616 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 966 females per 1000 males. The village covers 115.61 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 814154, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Karnu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Karnu village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Godda
Tehsil	Mahagama
Pincode	814154
Area (hectares)	115.61 hectares
Population	1,254
Male Population	638
Female Population	616
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	966
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 Karnu compares

By the 2011 count Karnu is the 45th largest of the 229 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 788 residents. Its 115.61 hectares work out to about 11 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 952.

Getting to Karnu

Karnu is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Karnu 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 Karnu from other places

Karnu lies about 23 km from Godda. 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 Karnu
Tehsil headquarters	Mahagama	2.7 km
District headquarters	Godda	23 km

Villages closest to Karnu

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Karnu village had a population of 1,254. That makes it the 45th largest of the 229 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 788 residents.

Karnu village has 638 males and 616 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Karnu has about 966 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 952.

The pincode recorded for Karnu is 814154. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Karnu covers 115.61 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Karnu falls under Mahagama tehsil of Godda district in Jharkhand.

The census record for Karnu notes the nearest railway station 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 Karnu.

Karnu is about 23 km from Godda in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Karnu is in Mahagama tehsil of Godda district. Mahagama is about 2.7 km away. Godda is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.