Karhal is a town and

Nagar Panchayat A nagar panchayat (town panchayat; ) or Notified Area Council (NAC) in India is a settlement in transition from rural to urban and therefore a form of an urban political unit comparable to a municipality. An urban centre with more than 12,000 ...

Mainpuri district Mainpuri district is one of the districts in the Agra division of Uttar Pradesh, India. Mainpuri town is the district headquarters. It consists of six tehsils, namely Mainpuri, Bhongaon, Karhal, Kishni, Kurawali and Ghiror. Mainpuri forms ...

in the

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Uttar Pradesh Uttar Pradesh (; , 'Northern Province') is a state in northern India. With over 200 million inhabitants, it is the most populated state in India as well as the most populous country subdivision in the world. It was established in 1950 ...

. It is also a

Tehsil A tehsil (, also known as tahsil, taluka, or taluk) is a local unit of administrative division in some countries of South Asia. It is a subdistrict of the area within a district including the designated populated place that serves as its administr ...

, that is subdivided into two blocks, Karhal and Barnahal. It is one of the

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constituency of Uttar Pradesh. The nearest town to Karhal is

Saifai Saifai is a large village and university town in the Etawah district of Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. It is also a sub-division (Tehsil) and Block (''Kshetra Panchayat'') of the Etawah district. It is the birthplace of Mulayam Singh Yadav, th ...

. It is situated on the State Highway 83 that connects the city of

Mainpuri Mainpuri is a city in Mainpuri district in the Indian States and territories of India, state of Uttar Pradesh. It is the administrative headquarters of Mainpuri district and is situated to the north-east of Agra and is 270 km from New Del ...

in the north and the city of

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in the south. One of the exits for

Agra–Lucknow Expressway The Agra–Lucknow Expressway is a 302 km long, 6-lane wide (extendable to 8-lanes) access-controlled expressway constructed by the Uttar Pradesh Expressways Industrial Development Authority (UPEIDA) to reduce traffic in already congested roa ...

also opens near Karhal on the SH 83.

Demographics

As of 2011 census, Karhal had a population of 331,718. Out of the total population, 91.65% of population lives in rural areas and 8.35% lives in urban area. As per 2011 census, Karhal Tehsil has sex ratio of 872 which was below the national level. The literacy rate of Karhal Tehsil is 62.97%. 70.32% out of the total males are literate and 54.56% out of the total females are literate. Total area of Karhal is 551.92 sq.km and the population density is 601 per sq.km.

Agriculture

Major populations of the city depend on agriculture and related products. Farmers grow the wheat, patati, tomato, garlic, onion, paddy, matured crops. Ginger, banana, sugar cane, cabbage, torhi, laouki are minor seasonal crops. Cold storage is a major food storage unit in Karhal. A local Karhal Subzi Mandi maintains the daily need of fresh vegetables and fruits of the city and neighborhood local area.

Public transportation

Karhal station, situated at Ghiror bypass, is on newly built Mainpuri-Etawah line railway track. It connects Karhal to Etawah Railway Station, which is situated at Howrah–Delhi main line. ''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. A four-lane State Highway 83 is connected to Mainpuri and Etawah. Major district road (MDR) 126W connects Karhal to

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via

Kishni Kishni is a town in Mainpuri district in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. Geography Kishni is located at . It has an average elevation of 153 metres (501 feet). Demographics India census, Kishni had a population of 11,098, 5,832 ...

, and

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Sirsaganj Sirsaganj is a town and a municipal board in Firozabad district in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. Sirsaganj is a Vidhan Sabha (Legislative Assembly) constituency of the State of Uttar Pradesh in India India, officially the Republic ...

Shikohabad Shikohabad is a city and a municipal board in the Firozabad district of the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. Bateshwar, a famous Hindu pilgrimage centre dedicated to Shiva, and also a famous Jain Tirth on the banks of River Yamuna, is situated ...

. The Agra-Lucknow Expressway passes near Karhal, giving it expressway connectivity to

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and

Lucknow Lucknow (, ) is the capital and the largest city of the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh and it is also the second largest urban agglomeration in Uttar Pradesh. Lucknow is the administrative headquarters of the eponymous district and division ...

Wild life

Saras is the bird species have 2/3 of population in Karhal.

Saman Bird Sanctuary Saman Bird Sanctuary is in Mainpuri district, in western Uttar Pradesh. It has been designated as a protected Ramsar site since 2019. Getting There Mainpuri is the nearest railhead. Also, UPSRTC operates city buses to and from the main archaeo ...

is located 20 km from eastern side of Karhal.

References

{{Mainpuri district Cities and towns in Mainpuri district