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About Karahi Village

Karahi is a small village in Mehdawal tehsil, in the district of Sant Kabir Nagar, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 268, made up of 140 males and 128 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 914 females per 1000 males. The village covers 56.09 hectares hectares.

Karahi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Karahi village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Sant Kabir Nagar
Tehsil Mehdawal
Area (hectares) 56.09 hectares
Population 268
Male Population 140
Female Population 128
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 914
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 Karahi compares

By the 2011 count Karahi is the 367th largest of the 440 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 991 residents. Its 56.09 hectares work out to about 4.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 981.

Getting to Karahi

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

Karahi lies about 28 km from Sant Kabir Nagar, and the nearest railway station is Uska Bazar, about 20 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 Karahi
Tehsil headquarters Mehdawal 7.4 km
Nearest town Mehndāwal 7.4 km
Nearest railway station Uska Bazar 20 km
District headquarters Sant Kabir Nagar 28 km

Villages closest to Karahi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Karahi village had a population of 268. That makes it the 367th largest of the 440 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 991 residents.

Karahi village has 140 males and 128 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Karahi has about 914 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 981.

Karahi covers 56.09 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Karahi falls under Mehdawal tehsil of Sant Kabir Nagar district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Karahi is Uska Bazar, about 20 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 Karahi.

Karahi is about 28 km from Sant Kabir Nagar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Karahi is in Mehdawal tehsil of Sant Kabir Nagar district. Mehdawal is about 7.4 km away. Mehndāwal is about 7.4 km away. Uska Bazar 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 Bhakarahi (under 2 km), Deokali (under 2 km) and Rasulpur Chaudhari (under 2 km).

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

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