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About Kareha Village

Kareha is one of the larger villages in Karchhana tehsil, in the district of Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,335, made up of 2,812 males and 2,523 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 897 females per 1000 males. The village covers 270.63 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 212301, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kareha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kareha village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Allahabad
Tehsil Karchhana
Pincode 212301
Area (hectares) 270.63 hectares
Population 5,335
Male Population 2,812
Female Population 2,523
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 897
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Kareha compares

By the 2011 count Kareha is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,879 residents. Its 270.63 hectares work out to about 20 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 912.

Getting to Kareha

The census records public bus service for Kareha as Available within <5 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 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kareha from other places

Kareha lies about 18 km from Allahabad, and the nearest railway station is Karchana, about 2.6 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 Kareha
Nearest railway station Karchana 2.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Karchhana 18 km
District headquarters Allahabad 18 km
Nearest town Prayagraj 18 km

Villages closest to Kareha

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kareha village had a population of 5,335. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,879 residents.

Kareha village has 2,812 males and 2,523 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kareha has about 897 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 912.

The pincode recorded for Kareha is 212301. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kareha covers 270.63 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 20 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Kareha falls under Karchhana tehsil of Allahabad district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Kareha is Karchana, about 2.6 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Kareha.

Kareha is about 18 km from Allahabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kareha is in Karchhana tehsil of Allahabad district. Karchana is about 2.6 km away. Karchhana is about 18 km away. Allahabad is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kathuwa (under 2 km), Harduwa (under 2 km) and Panwari (under 2 km).

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

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