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About Karhal Village

Karhal is one of the larger villages in Karhal tehsil, in the district of Mainpuri, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 6,250, made up of 3,248 males and 3,002 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 924 females per 1000 males. The village covers 104.7 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 205264, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Karhal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Karhal village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Mainpuri
Tehsil Karhal
Pincode 205264
Area (hectares) 104.7 hectares
Population 6,250
Male Population 3,248
Female Population 3,002
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 924
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Karhal compares

By the 2011 count Karhal is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,643 residents. Its 104.7 hectares work out to about 60 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 872.

Getting to Karhal

Karhal is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Karhal as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Karhal from other places

Karhal lies about 27 km from Mainpuri, and the nearest railway station is Saifai, about 4.3 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 Karhal
Nearest town Karhal under 2 km
Nearest railway station Saifai 4.3 km
District headquarters Mainpuri 27 km

Villages closest to Karhal

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Karhal village had a population of 6,250. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,643 residents.

Karhal village has 3,248 males and 3,002 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Karhal has about 924 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 872.

The pincode recorded for Karhal is 205264. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Karhal covers 104.7 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 60 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Karhal falls under Karhal tehsil of Mainpuri district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Karhal is Saifai, about 4.3 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Karhal.

Karhal is about 27 km from Mainpuri in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Karhal is in Karhal tehsil of Mainpuri district. Karhal is about under 2 km away. Saifai is about 4.3 km away. Mainpuri is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kanikpur Khijarpur (under 2 km), Muhammadpur Nagaria (under 2 km) and Dadupur (2.2 km).

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

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