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About Karad Village

Karad is a small village in Robertsganj tehsil, in the district of Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 455, made up of 241 males and 214 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 888 females per 1000 males. The village covers 110.31 hectares hectares.

Karad Overview

Census 2011 figures for Karad village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Sonbhadra
Tehsil Robertsganj
Area (hectares) 110.31 hectares
Population 455
Male Population 241
Female Population 214
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 888
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Karad compares

By the 2011 count Karad is the 414th largest of the 732 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,032 residents. Its 110.31 hectares work out to about 4.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 942.

Getting to Karad

Karad is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Karad as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Karad from other places

Karad lies about 21 km from Sonbhadra, and the nearest railway station is Churk, about 18 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 Karad
Nearest railway station Churk 18 km
Tehsil headquarters Robertsganj 21 km
District headquarters Sonbhadra 21 km

Villages closest to Karad

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Karad village had a population of 455. That makes it the 414th largest of the 732 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,032 residents.

Karad village has 241 males and 214 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Karad has about 888 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 942.

Karad covers 110.31 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Karad falls under Robertsganj tehsil of Sonbhadra district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Karad is Churk, about 18 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 <5 km distance for Karad.

Karad is about 21 km from Sonbhadra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Karad is in Robertsganj tehsil of Sonbhadra district. Churk is about 18 km away. Robertsganj is about 21 km away. Sonbhadra is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Babhangawa (under 2 km), Barbaspur (under 2 km) and Koran (under 2 km).

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

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