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About Karnaul Village

Karnaul is a mid sized village in Chakia tehsil, in the district of Chandauli, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,716, made up of 878 males and 838 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 954 females per 1000 males. The village covers 243.03 hectares hectares.

Karnaul Overview

Census 2011 figures for Karnaul village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Chandauli
Tehsil Chakia
Area (hectares) 243.03 hectares
Population 1,716
Male Population 878
Female Population 838
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 954
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 Karnaul compares

By the 2011 count Karnaul is the 50th largest of the 496 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 784 residents. Its 243.03 hectares work out to about 7.1 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 926.

Getting to Karnaul

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

Karnaul lies about 18 km from Chandauli, and the nearest railway station is Chandauli Majhwar, about 18 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 Karnaul
Tehsil headquarters Chakia 6.2 km
District headquarters Chandauli 18 km
Nearest railway station Chandauli Majhwar 18 km

Villages closest to Karnaul

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Karnaul village had a population of 1,716. That makes it the 50th largest of the 496 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 784 residents.

Karnaul village has 878 males and 838 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Karnaul has about 954 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 926.

Karnaul covers 243.03 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Karnaul falls under Chakia tehsil of Chandauli district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Karnaul is Chandauli Majhwar, about 18 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 Karnaul.

Karnaul is about 18 km from Chandauli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Karnaul is in Chakia tehsil of Chandauli district. Chakia is about 6.2 km away. Chandauli is about 18 km away. Chandauli Majhwar 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 Tiari (under 2 km), Lohar Purwa (under 2 km) and Chandipur (under 2 km).

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

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