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About Karkhila Village

Karkhila is a large village in Misrikh tehsil, in the district of Sitapur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,197, made up of 1,159 males and 1,038 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 896 females per 1000 males. The village covers 298.3 hectares hectares.

Karkhila Overview

Census 2011 figures for Karkhila village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Sitapur
Tehsil Misrikh
Area (hectares) 298.3 hectares
Population 2,197
Male Population 1,159
Female Population 1,038
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 896
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Karkhila compares

By the 2011 count Karkhila is the 131st largest of the 553 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,522 residents. Its 298.3 hectares work out to about 7.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 870.

Getting to Karkhila

Karkhila is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Karkhila as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Karkhila from other places

Karkhila lies about 24 km from Sitapur, and the nearest railway station is Misrikh Tirath, about 6.5 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 Karkhila
Nearest railway station Misrikh Tirath 6.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Misrikh 6.9 km
District headquarters Sitapur 24 km
Nearest town Sītāpur 24 km

Villages closest to Karkhila

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Karkhila village had a population of 2,197. That makes it the 131st largest of the 553 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,522 residents.

Karkhila village has 1,159 males and 1,038 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Karkhila has about 896 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 870.

Karkhila covers 298.3 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Karkhila falls under Misrikh tehsil of Sitapur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Karkhila is Misrikh Tirath, about 6.5 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 village for Karkhila.

Karkhila is about 24 km from Sitapur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Karkhila is in Misrikh tehsil of Sitapur district. Misrikh Tirath is about 6.5 km away. Misrikh is about 6.9 km away. Sitapur is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Lokanapur (under 2 km), Mareli (under 2 km) and Dangra (under 2 km).

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

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