About Karkos Village

Karkos is a mid sized village in Moth tehsil, in the district of Jhansi, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,424, made up of 731 males and 693 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 948 females per 1000 males. The village covers 435.8 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 284303, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Karkos Overview

Census 2011 figures for Karkos village
Description	Value
State	Uttar Pradesh
District	Jhansi
Tehsil	Moth
Pincode	284303
Area (hectares)	435.8 hectares
Population	1,424
Male Population	731
Female Population	693
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	948
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 Karkos compares

By the 2011 count Karkos is the 63rd largest of the 187 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,366 residents. Its 435.8 hectares work out to about 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 903.

Getting to Karkos

Karkos is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Karkos 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 Karkos from other places

Karkos lies about 37 km from Jhansi, and the nearest railway station is Nandkhas, about 4.6 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 Karkos
Nearest railway station	Nandkhas	4.6 km
Tehsil headquarters	Moth	12 km
Nearest town	Bhānder	20 km
District headquarters	Jhansi	37 km

Villages closest to Karkos

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

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Common questions about Karkos

As per the Census of India 2011, Karkos village had a population of 1,424. That makes it the 63rd largest of the 187 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,366 residents.

Karkos village has 731 males and 693 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Karkos has about 948 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 903.

The pincode recorded for Karkos is 284303. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Karkos covers 435.8 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Karkos falls under Moth tehsil of Jhansi district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Karkos is Nandkhas, about 4.6 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 Karkos.

Karkos is about 37 km from Jhansi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Karkos is in Moth tehsil of Jhansi district. Nandkhas is about 4.6 km away. Moth is about 12 km away. Bhānder is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.