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About Kahara Village

Kahara is a large village in Handia tehsil, in the district of Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,733, made up of 2,497 males and 2,236 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 895 females per 1000 males. The village covers 129.27 hectares hectares.

Kahara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kahara village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Allahabad
Tehsil Handia
Area (hectares) 129.27 hectares
Population 4,733
Male Population 2,497
Female Population 2,236
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 895
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Kahara compares

By the 2011 count Kahara is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,517 residents. Its 129.27 hectares work out to about 37 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 967.

Getting to Kahara

Kahara is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Kahara as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Kahara from other places

Kahara lies about 22 km from Allahabad, and the nearest railway station is Ramnathpur, about 4.4 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 Kahara
Nearest railway station Ramnathpur 4.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Handia 14 km
Nearest town Phulpur 14 km
District headquarters Allahabad 22 km

Villages closest to Kahara

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kahara village had a population of 4,733. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,517 residents.

Kahara village has 2,497 males and 2,236 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kahara has about 895 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 967.

Kahara covers 129.27 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 37 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Kahara falls under Handia tehsil of Allahabad district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Kahara is Ramnathpur, about 4.4 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Kahara.

Kahara is about 22 km from Allahabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kahara is in Handia tehsil of Allahabad district. Ramnathpur is about 4.4 km away. Handia is about 14 km away. Phulpur is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chak Azam (under 2 km), Chak Kaswodhan (under 2 km) and Chak Puremiyan (under 2 km).

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

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