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About Kasturipur Herkishun Village

Kasturipur Herkishun is a small village in Soraon tehsil, in the district of Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 428, made up of 222 males and 206 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 928 females per 1000 males. The village covers 88.03 hectares hectares.

Kasturipur Herkishun Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kasturipur Herkishun village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Allahabad
Tehsil Soraon
Area (hectares) 88.03 hectares
Population 428
Male Population 222
Female Population 206
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 928
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kasturipur Herkishun compares

By the 2011 count Kasturipur Herkishun is the 349th largest of the 398 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,909 residents. Its 88.03 hectares work out to about 4.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 933.

Getting to Kasturipur Herkishun

Kasturipur Herkishun is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Kasturipur Herkishun as Available within 5 - 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kasturipur Herkishun from other places

Kasturipur Herkishun lies about 23 km from Allahabad, and the nearest railway station is Mau Aimma Station, about 9.5 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 Kasturipur Herkishun
Tehsil headquarters Soraon 4.9 km
Nearest railway station Mau Aimma Station 9.5 km
Nearest town Mau Aimma 10 km
District headquarters Allahabad 23 km

Villages closest to Kasturipur Herkishun

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Soraon 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 Kasturipur Herkishun

As per the Census of India 2011, Kasturipur Herkishun village had a population of 428. That makes it the 349th largest of the 398 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,909 residents.

Kasturipur Herkishun village has 222 males and 206 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kasturipur Herkishun has about 928 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 933.

Kasturipur Herkishun covers 88.03 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kasturipur Herkishun falls under Soraon tehsil of Allahabad district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Kasturipur Herkishun is Mau Aimma Station, about 9.5 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Kasturipur Herkishun.

Kasturipur Herkishun is about 23 km from Allahabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kasturipur Herkishun is in Soraon tehsil of Allahabad district. Soraon is about 4.9 km away. Mau Aimma Station is about 9.5 km away. Mau Aimma 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 Kasturipur (under 2 km), Surajbhanpur (under 2 km) and Baramau (under 2 km).

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

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