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About Karahia Village

Karahia is a small village in Bhanpur tehsil, in the district of Basti, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 285, made up of 136 males and 149 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,096 females per 1000 males. The village covers 59.2 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 272169, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Karahia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Karahia village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Basti
Tehsil Bhanpur
Pincode 272169
Area (hectares) 59.2 hectares
Population 285
Male Population 136
Female Population 149
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,096
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 Karahia compares

By the 2011 count Karahia is the 314th largest of the 397 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 850 residents. Its 59.2 hectares work out to about 4.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 997.

Getting to Karahia

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

Karahia lies about 164 km from Basti, and the nearest railway station is Lohta, about 2.7 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 Karahia
Nearest railway station Lohta 2.7 km
Nearest town Varanasi 10 km
Tehsil headquarters Bhanpur 18 km
District headquarters Basti 164 km

Villages closest to Karahia

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 Karahia

As per the Census of India 2011, Karahia village had a population of 285. That makes it the 314th largest of the 397 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 850 residents.

Karahia village has 136 males and 149 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Karahia has about 1096 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 997.

The pincode recorded for Karahia is 272169. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Karahia covers 59.2 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Karahia is Lohta, about 2.7 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 Karahia.

Karahia is about 164 km from Basti in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Karahia is in Bhanpur tehsil of Basti district. Lohta is about 2.7 km away. Varanasi is about 10 km away. Bhanpur 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 Kakrahia (under 2 km), Bakharia (under 2 km) and Bankata (1.6 km).

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

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