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About Karanpur Village

Karanpur is a large village in Maharajganj tehsil, in the district of Rae Bareli, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,171, made up of 2,166 males and 2,005 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 926 females per 1000 males. The village covers 322.05 hectares hectares.

Karanpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Karanpur village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Rae Bareli
Tehsil Maharajganj
Area (hectares) 322.05 hectares
Population 4,171
Male Population 2,166
Female Population 2,005
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 926
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Karanpur compares

By the 2011 count Karanpur is the 25th largest of the 195 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,074 residents. Its 322.05 hectares work out to about 13 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 933.

Getting to Karanpur

Karanpur 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 Karanpur as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Karanpur from other places

Karanpur lies about 20 km from Rae Bareli, and the nearest railway station is Kundanganj, about 1.5 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 Karanpur
Nearest railway station Kundanganj 1.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Maharajganj 12 km
District headquarters Rae Bareli 20 km
Nearest town Raebareli 20 km

Villages closest to Karanpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Karanpur village had a population of 4,171. That makes it the 25th largest of the 195 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,074 residents.

Karanpur village has 2,166 males and 2,005 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Karanpur has about 926 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 933.

Karanpur covers 322.05 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Karanpur falls under Maharajganj tehsil of Rae Bareli district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Karanpur is Kundanganj, about 1.5 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available and private bus service as Available for Karanpur.

Karanpur is about 20 km from Rae Bareli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Karanpur is in Maharajganj tehsil of Rae Bareli district. Kundanganj is about 1.5 km away. Maharajganj is about 12 km away. Rae Bareli 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 Parwanpur (under 2 km), Rai Mau (under 2 km) and Umarpur (2.9 km).

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

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