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About Karaniya Village

Karaniya is a mid sized village in Nanpara tehsil, in the district of Bahraich, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,641, made up of 871 males and 770 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 884 females per 1000 males. The village covers 136.01 hectares hectares.

Karaniya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Karaniya village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Bahraich
Tehsil Nanpara
Area (hectares) 136.01 hectares
Population 1,641
Male Population 871
Female Population 770
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 884
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available
Nearest Railway Station Available

How Karaniya compares

By the 2011 count Karaniya is the 272nd largest of the 400 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,934 residents. Its 136.01 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 895.

Getting to Karaniya

Karaniya is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Karaniya as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Karaniya from other places

Karaniya lies about 14 km from Bahraich, and the nearest railway station is Risia, about 2.4 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 Karaniya
Nearest railway station Risia 2.4 km
District headquarters Bahraich 14 km
Nearest town Bahraigh 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Nanpara 20 km

Villages closest to Karaniya

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Karaniya village had a population of 1,641. That makes it the 272nd largest of the 400 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,934 residents.

Karaniya village has 871 males and 770 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Karaniya has about 884 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 895.

Karaniya covers 136.01 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Karaniya falls under Nanpara tehsil of Bahraich district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Karaniya is Risia, about 2.4 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available.

The census records public bus service as Available and private bus service as Available for Karaniya.

Karaniya is about 14 km from Bahraich in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Karaniya is in Nanpara tehsil of Bahraich district. Risia is about 2.4 km away. Bahraich is about 14 km away. Bahraigh 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 Ganeshpur Nimnahara (under 2 km), Rasulpur (under 2 km) and Jamania (1.5 km).

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

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