Karhanu observes Ganesh Chaturthi on Monday, 14 September 2026, along with the rest of Bihar.
Karhanu is a village in Hussainganj mandal, Siwan district, Bihar, with a population of 3,008 across 524 households. The village has a literacy rate of 56.5%.
By population, Karhanu ranks #22 of 46 villages in Hussainganj mandal.
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Karhanu is a village of 3,008 people in 524 households (Census 2011) in Hussainganj block, Siwan district, Bihar, the 22nd-largest of 46 villages in Hussainganj block. Literacy is 57%, about the same as the block average of 57% and the sex ratio is 1,062 women per 1,000 men. It lies 5 km from the Siwan district centre, 0 km from Kurhani, the nearest town, under 1 km from Kurhani railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 841237, served by Hussainganj post office; the LGD village code is 232025. The nearest hospital or health centre is Sarthi Sewa Sadan, 6 km away. The sarpanch is SAMIT KUMAR , and the village votes in Kurhani assembly constituency, represented by MLA Kedar Prasad Gupta. The population is estimated at 3,546 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
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Sources: Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner of India (Census 2011 + Population Projections 2011-2036) · International Institute for Population Sciences (NFHS-5) · Election Commission of India · data.gov.in (Jal Jeevan Mission, PMAY-G, SBM-G dashboards). Projections may differ from on-the-ground reality by ±20% for individual villages. An asterisk next to a sex-ratio value (—*) flags a Census 2011 figure outside the plausible range of 300–2000 ♀/1000♂; the underlying source row is suppressed pending review.
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