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About Karanpur Village

Karanpur is a mid sized village in Burhanpur tehsil, in the district of Azamgarh, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 922, made up of 493 males and 429 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 870 females per 1000 males. The village covers 112.91 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 223221, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Karanpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Karanpur village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Azamgarh
Tehsil Burhanpur
Pincode 223221
Area (hectares) 112.91 hectares
Population 922
Male Population 493
Female Population 429
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 870
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Karanpur compares

By the 2011 count Karanpur is the 176th largest of the 454 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 967 residents. Its 112.91 hectares work out to about 8.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1047.

Getting to Karanpur

Karanpur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Karanpur 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 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 102 km from Azamgarh, and the nearest railway station is Mungara Badshahpur, about 9.4 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 Karanpur
Nearest railway station Mungara Badshahpur 9.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Burhanpur 11 km
Nearest town Machhlīshahr 18 km
District headquarters Azamgarh 102 km

Villages closest to Karanpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Burhanpur 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 922. That makes it the 176th largest of the 454 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 967 residents.

Karanpur village has 493 males and 429 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Karanpur has about 870 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1047.

The pincode recorded for Karanpur is 223221. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Karanpur covers 112.91 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Karanpur falls under Burhanpur tehsil of Azamgarh district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Karanpur is Mungara Badshahpur, about 9.4 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Karanpur.

Karanpur is about 102 km from Azamgarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Karanpur is in Burhanpur tehsil of Azamgarh district. Mungara Badshahpur is about 9.4 km away. Burhanpur is about 11 km away. Machhlīshahr 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 Bhanipur (under 2 km), Khem Karanpur (under 2 km) and Garha (under 2 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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