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About Karakapur Village

Karakapur is a large village in Jakhania tehsil, in the district of Ghazipur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,227, made up of 1,634 males and 1,593 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 975 females per 1000 males. The village covers 236.77 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 233305, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Karakapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Karakapur village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Ghazipur
Tehsil Jakhania
Pincode 233305
Area (hectares) 236.77 hectares
Population 3,227
Male Population 1,634
Female Population 1,593
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 975
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 Karakapur compares

By the 2011 count Karakapur is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,081 residents. Its 236.77 hectares work out to about 14 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1007.

Getting to Karakapur

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

Karakapur lies about 117 km from Ghazipur, and the nearest railway station is Suriawan, about 2.7 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 Karakapur
Nearest railway station Suriawan 2.7 km
Nearest town Gyānpur 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Jakhania 33 km
District headquarters Ghazipur 117 km

Villages closest to Karakapur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Karakapur village had a population of 3,227. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,081 residents.

Karakapur village has 1,634 males and 1,593 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Karakapur has about 975 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1007.

The pincode recorded for Karakapur is 233305. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Karakapur covers 236.77 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 14 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Karakapur falls under Jakhania tehsil of Ghazipur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Karakapur is Suriawan, about 2.7 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 Karakapur.

Karakapur is about 117 km from Ghazipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Karakapur is in Jakhania tehsil of Ghazipur district. Suriawan is about 2.7 km away. Gyānpur is about 12 km away. Jakhania is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chhapari (2.8 km), Gogwal (5.6 km) and Chhatma (6.1 km).

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

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