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About Karaundi Village

Karaundi is a mid sized village in Shahganj tehsil, in the district of Jaunpur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,177, made up of 608 males and 569 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 936 females per 1000 males. The village covers 207.37 hectares hectares.

Karaundi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Karaundi village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Jaunpur
Tehsil Shahganj
Area (hectares) 207.37 hectares
Population 1,177
Male Population 608
Female Population 569
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 936
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Karaundi compares

By the 2011 count Karaundi is the 211th largest of the 491 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,400 residents. Its 207.37 hectares work out to about 5.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1012.

Getting to Karaundi

Karaundi is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Karaundi as Available within 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Karaundi from other places

Karaundi lies about 14 km from Jaunpur, and the nearest railway station is Mihrawan, about 5.2 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 Karaundi
Nearest railway station Mihrawan 5.2 km
District headquarters Jaunpur 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Shahganj 21 km

Villages closest to Karaundi

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 Karaundi

As per the Census of India 2011, Karaundi village had a population of 1,177. That makes it the 211th largest of the 491 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,400 residents.

Karaundi village has 608 males and 569 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Karaundi has about 936 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1012.

Karaundi covers 207.37 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Karaundi is Mihrawan, about 5.2 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Karaundi.

Karaundi is about 14 km from Jaunpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Karaundi is in Shahganj tehsil of Jaunpur district. Mihrawan is about 5.2 km away. Jaunpur is about 14 km away. Shahganj is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gorari Khalilpur (under 2 km), Khalilpur (under 2 km) and Bharotha (2.1 km).

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

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