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About Kargara Village

Kargara is a large village in Robertsganj tehsil, in the district of Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,723, made up of 1,919 males and 1,804 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 940 females per 1000 males. The village covers 408.53 hectares hectares.

Kargara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kargara village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Sonbhadra
Tehsil Robertsganj
Area (hectares) 408.53 hectares
Population 3,723
Male Population 1,919
Female Population 1,804
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 940
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Kargara compares

By the 2011 count Kargara is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,032 residents. Its 408.53 hectares work out to about 9.1 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 942.

Getting to Kargara

Kargara is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Kargara 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kargara from other places

Kargara lies about 17 km from Sonbhadra, and the nearest railway station is Chopan, about 8.4 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 Kargara
Nearest railway station Chopan 8.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Robertsganj 17 km
District headquarters Sonbhadra 17 km

Villages closest to Kargara

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 Kargara

As per the Census of India 2011, Kargara village had a population of 3,723. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,032 residents.

Kargara village has 1,919 males and 1,804 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kargara has about 940 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 942.

Kargara covers 408.53 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Kargara is Chopan, about 8.4 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 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 Kargara.

Kargara is about 17 km from Sonbhadra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kargara is in Robertsganj tehsil of Sonbhadra district. Chopan is about 8.4 km away. Robertsganj is about 17 km away. Sonbhadra is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Maitapur (1.7 km), Chhaura (2.2 km) and Agori Khas (2.5 km).

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

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