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About Ahira Village

Ahira is a mid sized village in Karwi tehsil, in the district of Chitrakoot, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 945, made up of 492 males and 453 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 921 females per 1000 males. The village covers 166.91 hectares hectares.

Ahira Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ahira village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Chitrakoot
Tehsil Karwi
Area (hectares) 166.91 hectares
Population 945
Male Population 492
Female Population 453
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 921
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 Ahira compares

By the 2011 count Ahira is the 233rd largest of the 386 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,622 residents. Its 166.91 hectares work out to about 5.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 878.

Getting to Ahira

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

Ahira lies about 22 km from Chitrakoot, and the nearest railway station is Khoh, about 17 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 Ahira
Nearest railway station Khoh 17 km
Tehsil headquarters Karwi 22 km
District headquarters Chitrakoot 22 km
Nearest town Chitrakoot Dham 22 km

Villages closest to Ahira

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ahira village had a population of 945. That makes it the 233rd largest of the 386 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,622 residents.

Ahira village has 492 males and 453 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ahira has about 921 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 878.

Ahira covers 166.91 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Ahira falls under Karwi tehsil of Chitrakoot district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Ahira is Khoh, about 17 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 Ahira.

Ahira is about 22 km from Chitrakoot in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ahira is in Karwi tehsil of Chitrakoot district. Khoh is about 17 km away. Karwi is about 22 km away. Chitrakoot is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bandha (under 2 km), Barhat (under 2 km) and Magarhai (2.0 km).

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

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