About Kariahar Village

Kariahar is a mid sized village in Patan tehsil, in the district of Palamu, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,599, made up of 840 males and 759 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 904 females per 1000 males. The village covers 311.04 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 822123, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kariahar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kariahar village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Palamu
Tehsil	Patan
Pincode	822123
Area (hectares)	311.04 hectares
Population	1,599
Male Population	840
Female Population	759
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	904
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Kariahar compares

By the 2011 count Kariahar is the 28th largest of the 135 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 957 residents. Its 311.04 hectares work out to about 5.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 923.

Getting to Kariahar

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

Kariahar lies about 34 km from Palamu, and the nearest railway station is Chichaki, about 8.3 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 Kariahar
Nearest railway station	Chichaki	8.3 km
Nearest town	Barki Saria	15 km
Tehsil headquarters	Patan	34 km
District headquarters	Palamu	34 km

Villages closest to Kariahar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kariahar village had a population of 1,599. That makes it the 28th largest of the 135 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 957 residents.

Kariahar village has 840 males and 759 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kariahar has about 904 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 923.

The pincode recorded for Kariahar is 822123. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kariahar covers 311.04 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kariahar falls under Patan tehsil of Palamu district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Kariahar is Chichaki, about 8.3 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 10+ km distance for Kariahar.

Kariahar is about 34 km from Palamu in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kariahar is in Patan tehsil of Palamu district. Chichaki is about 8.3 km away. Barki Saria is about 15 km away. Patan is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.