Karhal
Karhal Karhal करहल | |
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town | |
Karhal Location in Uttar Pradesh, India | |
Coordinates: 27°02′N 78°56′E / 27.03°N 78.94°ECoordinates: 27°02′N 78°56′E / 27.03°N 78.94°E | |
Country | India |
State | Uttar Pradesh |
District | Mainpuri |
Elevation | 159 m (522 ft) |
Population (2001) | |
• Total | 24,529 |
Languages | |
• Official | Hindi |
Time zone | IST (UTC+5:30) |
PIN | 205264 |
Telephone code | 05677 |
Vehicle registration | up 84 |
Website |
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Karhal is a town and a nagar panchayat in Mainpuri district in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. It is a Tehsil in Mainpuri District which belongs to Agra division. It is one of the five Vidhan Sabha (legislative assembly) segments of Mainpuri Lok Sabha constituency. Karhal is surrounded by Saifai, Jaswantnagar Tehsils towards South and Mainpuri Tehsil towards North. Sirsaganj, Etawah, Shikohabad and Bharthana are the nearby cities to Karhal.
Village Milik ,Post Shukurullapur (Kheria) is located at Karhal to Sirsaganj road near Mohabbatpur . Milik is located at 12 km from Karhal and 13 km from Sirsaganj.Milik is located 4 km from NH-2 ( Kathphori) near Tirkara Daulatpur.Milik is surrounded by Tirkara Daulatpur , Mohabbatpur , Nagla Jore , Nagla Sahab , Nagla Budhua and Semari.
Karhal station is situated at newly built Mainpuri-Etawah line railway track. It connects Karhal to Etawah Railway Station, which is situated at Howrah–Delhi main line.[17] Train No. Train Name Arrival Departure Days Platform No. Destination 71910 Mainpuri - Agra Cantt. DEMU (via Etawah, Bateshwar) 05:40 05:45 Daily Platform No. 1 Agra Cantt. 71909 Agra Cantt. - Mainpuri DEMU (via Bateshwar, Etawah) 21:20 21:22 Daily Platform No. 1 Mainpuri........... Road - Karhal is connected to Mainpuri and Etawah by a four-lane State Highway (SH 83). Agra-Lucknow Expressway is passing near to Karhal inter change, giving it express connectivity to Delhi, Agra, Kannauj and Lucknow.
Karhal is located at 27°02′N 78°56′E / 27.03°N 78.94°E.[1] It has an average elevation of 159 metres (521 feet).
Demographics
As of 2001 India census[2] Karhal had a population of 24,529. Males constitute 52% of the population and females 48%. Karhal has an average literacy rate of 55%, lower than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 61%, and female literacy is 49%. In Karhal, 18% of the population is under 6 years of age.
References
- ↑ Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Karhal
- ↑ "Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 2004-06-16. Retrieved 2008-11-01.