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About Karanpur Village

Karanpur is a mid sized village in Harraiya tehsil, in the district of Basti, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 836, made up of 381 males and 455 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,194 females per 1000 males. The village covers 145.16 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 272120, 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 Basti
Tehsil Harraiya
Pincode 272120
Area (hectares) 145.16 hectares
Population 836
Male Population 381
Female Population 455
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,194
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Karanpur compares

By the 2011 count Karanpur is the 332nd largest of the 1332 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 641 residents. Its 145.16 hectares work out to about 5.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 965.

Getting to Karanpur

Karanpur is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Karanpur as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 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 45 km from Basti, and the nearest railway station is Chilhia, about 30 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 town Bānsi 19 km
Tehsil headquarters Harraiya 30 km
Nearest railway station Chilhia 30 km
District headquarters Basti 45 km

Villages closest to Karanpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Harraiya 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 836. That makes it the 332nd largest of the 1332 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 641 residents.

Karanpur village has 381 males and 455 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Karanpur has about 1194 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 965.

The pincode recorded for Karanpur is 272120. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Karanpur covers 145.16 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Karanpur falls under Harraiya tehsil of Basti district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Karanpur is Chilhia, about 30 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Karanpur.

Karanpur is about 45 km from Basti in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Karanpur is in Harraiya tehsil of Basti district. Bānsi is about 19 km away. Harraiya is about 30 km away. Chilhia 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 Chaukhara (under 2 km), Sanghwapur (1.8 km) and Sehria (2.4 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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