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About Kari Gahna Village

Kari Gahna is a mid sized village in Harraiya tehsil, in the district of Basti, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,093, made up of 545 males and 548 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,006 females per 1000 males. The village covers 44.95 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 272129, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kari Gahna Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kari Gahna village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Basti
Tehsil Harraiya
Pincode 272129
Area (hectares) 44.95 hectares
Population 1,093
Male Population 545
Female Population 548
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,006
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kari Gahna compares

By the 2011 count Kari Gahna is the 201st largest of the 1332 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 641 residents. Its 44.95 hectares work out to about 24 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 965.

Getting to Kari Gahna

Kari Gahna is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Kari Gahna 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kari Gahna from other places

Kari Gahna lies about 40 km from Basti, and the nearest railway station is Ramchaura, about 21 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 Kari Gahna
Nearest town Mehndāwal 4.9 km
Nearest railway station Ramchaura 21 km
Tehsil headquarters Harraiya 29 km
District headquarters Basti 40 km

Villages closest to Kari Gahna

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 Kari Gahna

As per the Census of India 2011, Kari Gahna village had a population of 1,093. That makes it the 201st largest of the 1332 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 641 residents.

Kari Gahna village has 545 males and 548 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kari Gahna has about 1006 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 965.

The pincode recorded for Kari Gahna is 272129. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kari Gahna covers 44.95 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 24 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Kari Gahna falls under Harraiya tehsil of Basti district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Kari Gahna is Ramchaura, about 21 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Kari Gahna.

Kari Gahna is about 40 km from Basti in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kari Gahna is in Harraiya tehsil of Basti district. Mehndāwal is about 4.9 km away. Ramchaura is about 21 km away. Harraiya is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Karvana (under 2 km), Banipur (under 2 km) and Raipur (under 2 km).

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

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