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About Karhya Village

Karhya is a small village in Gorakhpur tehsil, in the district of Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 126, made up of 54 males and 72 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,333 females per 1000 males. The village covers 139.8 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 273010, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Karhya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Karhya village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Gorakhpur
Tehsil Gorakhpur
Pincode 273010
Area (hectares) 139.8 hectares
Population 126
Male Population 54
Female Population 72
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,333
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Karhya compares

By the 2011 count Karhya is the 396th largest of the 419 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,065 residents. Its 139.8 hectares work out to about 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 944.

Getting to Karhya

Karhya is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Karhya as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ 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 Karhya from other places

Karhya lies about 20 km from Gorakhpur, and the nearest railway station is Domingarh, about 19 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 Karhya
Nearest railway station Domingarh 19 km
Tehsil headquarters Gorakhpur 20 km

Villages closest to Karhya

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Karhya village had a population of 126. That makes it the 396th largest of the 419 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,065 residents.

Karhya village has 54 males and 72 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Karhya has about 1333 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 944.

The pincode recorded for Karhya is 273010. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Karhya covers 139.8 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Karhya falls under Gorakhpur tehsil of Gorakhpur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Karhya is Domingarh, about 19 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Karhya.

Karhya is about 20 km from Gorakhpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Karhya is in Gorakhpur tehsil of Gorakhpur district. Domingarh is about 19 km away. Gorakhpur 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 Unaula Awal (4.9 km), Unaula Doim (4.9 km) and Bhoopchak (5.9 km).

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

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