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About Karanpur Village

Karanpur is a large village in Colonelganj tehsil, in the district of Gonda, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,411, made up of 1,267 males and 1,144 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 903 females per 1000 males. The village covers 351.16 hectares hectares.

Karanpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Karanpur village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Gonda
Tehsil Colonelganj
Area (hectares) 351.16 hectares
Population 2,411
Male Population 1,267
Female Population 1,144
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 903
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Karanpur compares

By the 2011 count Karanpur is the 127th largest of the 384 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 2,125 residents. Its 351.16 hectares work out to about 6.9 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 912.

Getting to Karanpur

Karanpur is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Karanpur as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Karanpur from other places

Karanpur lies about 8.1 km from Gonda, and the nearest railway station is Gonda Kachahri, about 8.1 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 Karanpur
District headquarters Gonda 8.1 km
Nearest railway station Gonda Kachahri 8.1 km
Nearest town Gondā City 8.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Colonelganj 22 km

Villages closest to Karanpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Karanpur village had a population of 2,411. That makes it the 127th largest of the 384 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,125 residents.

Karanpur village has 1,267 males and 1,144 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Karanpur has about 903 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 912.

Karanpur covers 351.16 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.9 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Karanpur falls under Colonelganj tehsil of Gonda district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Karanpur is Gonda Kachahri, about 8.1 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Karanpur.

Karanpur is about 8.1 km from Gonda in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Karanpur is in Colonelganj tehsil of Gonda district. Gonda is about 8.1 km away. Gonda Kachahri is about 8.1 km away. Gondā City is about 8.1 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Khargupur (2.0 km), Belwa Nohar (2.2 km) and Tulsipur (2.2 km).

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

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