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About Karidih Village

Karidih is a mid sized village in Nichlaul tehsil, in the district of Mahrajganj, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,162, made up of 613 males and 549 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 896 females per 1000 males. The village covers 145.17 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 273153, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Karidih Overview

Census 2011 figures for Karidih village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Mahrajganj
Tehsil Nichlaul
Pincode 273153
Area (hectares) 145.17 hectares
Population 1,162
Male Population 613
Female Population 549
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 896
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Karidih compares

By the 2011 count Karidih is the 170th largest of the 273 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,782 residents. Its 145.17 hectares work out to about 8.0 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 943.

Getting to Karidih

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

Karidih lies about 21 km from Mahrajganj, and the nearest railway station is Gurli Ramgarhwa, about 5.4 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 Karidih
Nearest railway station Gurli Ramgarhwa 5.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Nichlaul 13 km
Nearest town Mahārāganj 17 km
District headquarters Mahrajganj 21 km

Villages closest to Karidih

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Karidih village had a population of 1,162. That makes it the 170th largest of the 273 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,782 residents.

Karidih village has 613 males and 549 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Karidih has about 896 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 943.

The pincode recorded for Karidih is 273153. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Karidih covers 145.17 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.0 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Karidih falls under Nichlaul tehsil of Mahrajganj district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Karidih is Gurli Ramgarhwa, about 5.4 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Karidih.

Karidih is about 21 km from Mahrajganj in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Karidih is in Nichlaul tehsil of Mahrajganj district. Gurli Ramgarhwa is about 5.4 km away. Nichlaul is about 13 km away. Mahārāganj is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chankauli (under 2 km), Kishunpur (under 2 km) and Belgaria Belbharia (under 2 km).

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

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