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About Karkhiyaon Village

Karkhiyaon is a large village in Pindra tehsil, in the district of Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,817, made up of 2,400 males and 2,417 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,007 females per 1000 males. The village covers 867.06 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 221204, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Karkhiyaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Karkhiyaon village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Varanasi
Tehsil Pindra
Pincode 221204
Area (hectares) 867.06 hectares
Population 4,817
Male Population 2,400
Female Population 2,417
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,007
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Karkhiyaon compares

By the 2011 count Karkhiyaon is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,466 residents. Its 867.06 hectares work out to about 5.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 975.

Getting to Karkhiyaon

Karkhiyaon is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Karkhiyaon as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Karkhiyaon from other places

Karkhiyaon lies about 55 km from Varanasi, and the nearest railway station is Mondh, about 4.9 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 Karkhiyaon
Nearest railway station Mondh 4.9 km
Nearest town Bhadohi 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Pindra 26 km
District headquarters Varanasi 55 km

Villages closest to Karkhiyaon

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Karkhiyaon village had a population of 4,817. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,466 residents.

Karkhiyaon village has 2,400 males and 2,417 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Karkhiyaon has about 1007 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 975.

The pincode recorded for Karkhiyaon is 221204. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Karkhiyaon covers 867.06 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Karkhiyaon falls under Pindra tehsil of Varanasi district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Karkhiyaon is Mondh, about 4.9 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Karkhiyaon.

Karkhiyaon is about 55 km from Varanasi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Karkhiyaon is in Pindra tehsil of Varanasi district. Mondh is about 4.9 km away. Bhadohi is about 12 km away. Pindra is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chak Bhatan (1.7 km), Kiratpur (2.2 km) and Sujanipur (2.4 km).

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

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