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About Karautahan Village

Karautahan is a small village in Shahganj tehsil, in the district of Jaunpur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 420, made up of 221 males and 199 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 900 females per 1000 males. The village covers 32.8 hectares hectares.

Karautahan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Karautahan village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Jaunpur
Tehsil Shahganj
Area (hectares) 32.8 hectares
Population 420
Male Population 221
Female Population 199
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 900
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Karautahan compares

By the 2011 count Karautahan is the 374th largest of the 491 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,400 residents. Its 32.8 hectares work out to about 13 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1012.

Getting to Karautahan

Karautahan is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Karautahan as Available within 5 - 10 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 Karautahan from other places

Karautahan lies about 39 km from Jaunpur, and the nearest railway station is Nima Gopalpur, about 15 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 Karautahan
Nearest railway station Nima Gopalpur 15 km
Tehsil headquarters Shahganj 19 km
Nearest town Shāhganj 19 km
District headquarters Jaunpur 39 km

Villages closest to Karautahan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Karautahan village had a population of 420. That makes it the 374th largest of the 491 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,400 residents.

Karautahan village has 221 males and 199 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Karautahan has about 900 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1012.

Karautahan covers 32.8 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Karautahan falls under Shahganj tehsil of Jaunpur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Karautahan is Nima Gopalpur, about 15 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Karautahan.

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

Karautahan is in Shahganj tehsil of Jaunpur district. Nima Gopalpur is about 15 km away. Shahganj is about 19 km away. Shāhganj is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Shahamau (under 2 km), Shahmau (under 2 km) and Basauli (under 2 km).

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

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