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About Kihuni Village

Kihuni is a mid sized village in Handia tehsil, in the district of Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,497, made up of 798 males and 699 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 876 females per 1000 males. The village covers 78.74 hectares hectares.

Kihuni Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kihuni village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Allahabad
Tehsil Handia
Area (hectares) 78.74 hectares
Population 1,497
Male Population 798
Female Population 699
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 876
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Kihuni compares

By the 2011 count Kihuni is the 227th largest of the 600 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,517 residents. Its 78.74 hectares work out to about 19 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 Kihuni

Kihuni is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Kihuni as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Kihuni from other places

Kihuni lies about 41 km from Allahabad, and the nearest railway station is Bhiti, about 5.9 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 Kihuni
Nearest railway station Bhiti 5.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Handia 8.3 km
Nearest town Gyānpur 25 km
District headquarters Allahabad 41 km

Villages closest to Kihuni

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 Kihuni

As per the Census of India 2011, Kihuni village had a population of 1,497. That makes it the 227th largest of the 600 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,517 residents.

Kihuni village has 798 males and 699 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kihuni has about 876 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 967.

Kihuni covers 78.74 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 19 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

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

The nearest railway station to Kihuni is Bhiti, about 5.9 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Kihuni.

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

Kihuni is in Handia tehsil of Allahabad district. Bhiti is about 5.9 km away. Handia is about 8.3 km away. Gyānpur is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Samaha (under 2 km), Bela Khas (under 2 km) and Tela Khas (under 2 km).

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

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