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About Karahi Village

Karahi is a mid sized village in Bhanpur tehsil, in the district of Basti, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 567, made up of 268 males and 299 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,116 females per 1000 males. The village covers 59.25 hectares hectares.

Karahi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Karahi village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Basti
Tehsil Bhanpur
Area (hectares) 59.25 hectares
Population 567
Male Population 268
Female Population 299
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,116
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 Karahi compares

By the 2011 count Karahi is the 213th largest of the 397 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 850 residents. Its 59.25 hectares work out to about 9.6 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 997.

Getting to Karahi

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

Karahi lies about 122 km from Basti, and the nearest railway station is Dobhi, about 15 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 Karahi
Nearest town Lalganj 9.1 km
Nearest railway station Dobhi 15 km
Tehsil headquarters Bhanpur 30 km
District headquarters Basti 122 km

Villages closest to Karahi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Karahi village had a population of 567. That makes it the 213th largest of the 397 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 850 residents.

Karahi village has 268 males and 299 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Karahi has about 1116 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 997.

Karahi covers 59.25 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.6 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Karahi falls under Bhanpur tehsil of Basti district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Karahi is Dobhi, about 15 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 Karahi.

Karahi is about 122 km from Basti in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Karahi is in Bhanpur tehsil of Basti district. Lalganj is about 9.1 km away. Dobhi is about 15 km away. Bhanpur is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Karmahia (under 2 km), Turkaulia Urf Karmahia (under 2 km) and Beili (under 2 km).

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

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