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About Karpia Village

Karpia is a large village in Nawabganj tehsil, in the district of Barabanki, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,507, made up of 1,266 males and 1,241 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 980 females per 1000 males. The village covers 403.97 hectares hectares.

Karpia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Karpia village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Barabanki
Tehsil Nawabganj
Area (hectares) 403.97 hectares
Population 2,507
Male Population 1,266
Female Population 1,241
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 980
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 Karpia compares

By the 2011 count Karpia is the 54th largest of the 224 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,957 residents. Its 403.97 hectares work out to about 6.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 922.

Getting to Karpia

Karpia is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Karpia 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 Karpia from other places

Karpia lies about 11 km from Barabanki, and the nearest railway station is Rasauli, about 4.0 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 Karpia
Nearest railway station Rasauli 4.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Nawabganj 9.1 km
Nearest town Nawābganj 9.1 km
District headquarters Barabanki 11 km

Villages closest to Karpia

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Karpia village had a population of 2,507. That makes it the 54th largest of the 224 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,957 residents.

Karpia village has 1,266 males and 1,241 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Karpia has about 980 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 922.

Karpia covers 403.97 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Karpia falls under Nawabganj tehsil of Barabanki district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Karpia is Rasauli, about 4.0 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 Karpia.

Karpia is about 11 km from Barabanki in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Karpia is in Nawabganj tehsil of Barabanki district. Rasauli is about 4.0 km away. Nawabganj is about 9.1 km away. Nawābganj is about 9.1 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Fatehpur Khatibahar (under 2 km), Nasir Nagar (1.7 km) and Sisvara (2.4 km).

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

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