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About Karahiya Village

Karahiya is a mid sized village in Dudhi tehsil, in the district of Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,138, made up of 583 males and 555 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 952 females per 1000 males. The village covers 378.35 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 231208, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Karahiya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Karahiya village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Sonbhadra
Tehsil Dudhi
Pincode 231208
Area (hectares) 378.35 hectares
Population 1,138
Male Population 583
Female Population 555
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 952
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 Karahiya compares

By the 2011 count Karahiya is the 138th largest of the 273 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,753 residents. Its 378.35 hectares work out to about 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 943.

Getting to Karahiya

Karahiya is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Karahiya 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 Karahiya from other places

Karahiya lies about 45 km from Sonbhadra, and the nearest railway station is Mahuariya, about 12 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 Karahiya
Tehsil headquarters Dudhi 12 km
Nearest railway station Mahuariya 12 km
Nearest town Renukūt 24 km
District headquarters Sonbhadra 45 km

Villages closest to Karahiya

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Karahiya village had a population of 1,138. That makes it the 138th largest of the 273 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,753 residents.

Karahiya village has 583 males and 555 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Karahiya has about 952 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 943.

The pincode recorded for Karahiya is 231208. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Karahiya covers 378.35 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Karahiya falls under Dudhi tehsil of Sonbhadra district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Karahiya is Mahuariya, about 12 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 Karahiya.

Karahiya is about 45 km from Sonbhadra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Karahiya is in Dudhi tehsil of Sonbhadra district. Dudhi is about 12 km away. Mahuariya is about 12 km away. Renukūt 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 Khokha (1.8 km), Aura Dand (2.3 km) and Gulariya (2.7 km).

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

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