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About Karhi Village

Karhi is a mid sized village in Chauri Chaura tehsil, in the district of Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,658, made up of 835 males and 823 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 986 females per 1000 males. The village covers 55.4 hectares hectares.

Karhi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Karhi village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Gorakhpur
Tehsil Chauri Chaura
Area (hectares) 55.4 hectares
Population 1,658
Male Population 835
Female Population 823
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 986
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Karhi compares

By the 2011 count Karhi is the 90th largest of the 204 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,155 residents. Its 55.4 hectares work out to about 30 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 995.

Getting to Karhi

Karhi is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Karhi as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Karhi from other places

Karhi lies about 23 km from Gorakhpur, and the nearest railway station is Sardarnagar, about 10 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 Karhi
Nearest railway station Sardarnagar 10 km
Tehsil headquarters Chauri Chaura 11 km
Nearest town Rūdarpur 20 km
District headquarters Gorakhpur 23 km

Villages closest to Karhi

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Chauri Chaura 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 Karhi

As per the Census of India 2011, Karhi village had a population of 1,658. That makes it the 90th largest of the 204 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,155 residents.

Karhi village has 835 males and 823 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Karhi has about 986 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 995.

Karhi covers 55.4 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 30 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Karhi falls under Chauri Chaura tehsil of Gorakhpur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Karhi is Sardarnagar, about 10 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Karhi.

Karhi is about 23 km from Gorakhpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Karhi is in Chauri Chaura tehsil of Gorakhpur district. Sardarnagar is about 10 km away. Chauri Chaura is about 11 km away. Rūdarpur 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 Togari (under 2 km), Updhauli (under 2 km) and Kona Sonbarsa (under 2 km).

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

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