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About Kari Village

Kari is a small village in Pathna tehsil, in the district of Sahibganj, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 20, made up of 9 males and 11 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,222 females per 1000 males. The village covers 42.11 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 815109, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kari Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kari village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Sahibganj
Tehsil Pathna
Pincode 815109
Area (hectares) 42.11 hectares
Population 20
Male Population 9
Female Population 11
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,222
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kari compares

By the 2011 count Kari is the 119th largest of the 127 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 615 residents. Its 42.11 hectares work out to about 0.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1030.

Getting to Kari

Kari is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Kari as Available within 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 Kari from other places

Kari lies about 41 km from Sahibganj, and the nearest railway station is Barharwa Junction, about 3.8 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 Kari
Nearest railway station Barharwa Junction 3.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Pathna 5.1 km
Nearest town Farakka 16 km
District headquarters Sahibganj 41 km

Villages closest to Kari

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kari village had a population of 20. That makes it the 119th largest of the 127 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 615 residents.

Kari village has 9 males and 11 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kari has about 1222 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1030.

The pincode recorded for Kari is 815109. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kari covers 42.11 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kari falls under Pathna tehsil of Sahibganj district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Kari is Barharwa Junction, about 3.8 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 10+ km distance for Kari.

Kari is about 41 km from Sahibganj in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kari is in Pathna tehsil of Sahibganj district. Barharwa Junction is about 3.8 km away. Pathna is about 5.1 km away. Farakka is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sarkari Kochpara (under 2 km), Jhumarbad (under 2 km) and Chandolapahar (under 2 km).

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

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