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About Karji Village

Karji is a large village in Chunar tehsil, in the district of Mirzapur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,569, made up of 1,317 males and 1,252 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 951 females per 1000 males. The village covers 156.24 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 231302, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Karji Overview

Census 2011 figures for Karji village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Mirzapur
Tehsil Chunar
Pincode 231302
Area (hectares) 156.24 hectares
Population 2,569
Male Population 1,317
Female Population 1,252
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 951
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Karji compares

By the 2011 count Karji is the 50th largest of the 510 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,217 residents. Its 156.24 hectares work out to about 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 927.

Getting to Karji

Karji is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Karji as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Karji from other places

Karji lies about 52 km from Mirzapur, and the nearest railway station is Ahraura Road, about 11 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 Karji
Nearest railway station Ahraura Road 11 km
Nearest town Ahraura 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Chunar 20 km
District headquarters Mirzapur 52 km

Villages closest to Karji

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Karji village had a population of 2,569. That makes it the 50th largest of the 510 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,217 residents.

Karji village has 1,317 males and 1,252 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Karji has about 951 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 927.

The pincode recorded for Karji is 231302. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Karji covers 156.24 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Karji falls under Chunar tehsil of Mirzapur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Karji is Ahraura Road, about 11 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 - 10 km distance for Karji.

Karji is about 52 km from Mirzapur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Karji is in Chunar tehsil of Mirzapur district. Ahraura Road is about 11 km away. Ahraura is about 12 km away. Chunar is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Araji Karji (under 2 km), Hasauli (under 2 km) and Dhobahi (under 2 km).

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

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