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About Karanpur Village

Karanpur is a mid sized village in Gabhana tehsil, in the district of Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,460, made up of 760 males and 700 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 921 females per 1000 males. The village covers 179.91 hectares hectares.

Karanpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Karanpur village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Aligarh
Tehsil Gabhana
Area (hectares) 179.91 hectares
Population 1,460
Male Population 760
Female Population 700
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 921
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Karanpur compares

By the 2011 count Karanpur is the 73rd largest of the 153 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,953 residents. Its 179.91 hectares work out to about 8.1 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 881.

Getting to Karanpur

Karanpur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Karanpur as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Karanpur from other places

Karanpur lies about 21 km from Aligarh, and the nearest railway station is Kulwa, about 10 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 Karanpur
Tehsil headquarters Gabhana 7.3 km
Nearest town Khair 10 km
Nearest railway station Kulwa 10 km
District headquarters Aligarh 21 km

Villages closest to Karanpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Karanpur village had a population of 1,460. That makes it the 73rd largest of the 153 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,953 residents.

Karanpur village has 760 males and 700 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Karanpur has about 921 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 881.

Karanpur covers 179.91 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Karanpur falls under Gabhana tehsil of Aligarh district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Karanpur is Kulwa, about 10 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Karanpur.

Karanpur is about 21 km from Aligarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Karanpur is in Gabhana tehsil of Aligarh district. Gabhana is about 7.3 km away. Khair is about 10 km away. Kulwa is about 10 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chandner (under 2 km), Ghoroth (under 2 km) and Udaipur (1.9 km).

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

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