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About Karikhera Village

Karikhera is a large village in Shikohabad tehsil, in the district of Firozabad, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,856, made up of 1,517 males and 1,339 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 883 females per 1000 males. The village covers 362.74 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 205151, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Karikhera Overview

Census 2011 figures for Karikhera village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Firozabad
Tehsil Shikohabad
Pincode 205151
Area (hectares) 362.74 hectares
Population 2,856
Male Population 1,517
Female Population 1,339
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 883
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 Karikhera compares

By the 2011 count Karikhera is the 46th largest of the 280 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,886 residents. Its 362.74 hectares work out to about 7.9 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 873.

Getting to Karikhera

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

Karikhera lies about 39 km from Firozabad, and the nearest railway station is Bhadan, about 6.1 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 Karikhera
Nearest railway station Bhadan 6.1 km
Nearest town Sirsāganj 8.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Shikohabad 20 km
District headquarters Firozabad 39 km

Villages closest to Karikhera

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Karikhera village had a population of 2,856. That makes it the 46th largest of the 280 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,886 residents.

Karikhera village has 1,517 males and 1,339 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Karikhera has about 883 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 873.

The pincode recorded for Karikhera is 205151. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Karikhera covers 362.74 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.9 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Karikhera falls under Shikohabad tehsil of Firozabad district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Karikhera is Bhadan, about 6.1 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 Karikhera.

Karikhera is about 39 km from Firozabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Karikhera is in Shikohabad tehsil of Firozabad district. Bhadan is about 6.1 km away. Sirsāganj is about 8.3 km away. Shikohabad is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bahadurpur (1.5 km), Sherpur Afzalpur (1.7 km) and Shazadpur (1.8 km).

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

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