Karhal

Karhal (Devanagari: करहल Karhal) is a town and Nagar Panchayat in Mainpuri district in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. It is also a Tehsil, that is subdivided into two blocks, Karhal and Barnahal. It is one of the Vidhan Sabha constituency of Uttar Pradesh.

Karhal
Town
Karhal is located in Uttar Pradesh
Karhal
Karhal
Location in Uttar Pradesh, India
Coordinates: 26.9975978°N 78.9415151°E / 26.9975978; 78.9415151
Country India
StateUttar Pradesh
DistrictMainpuri
TehsilKarhal
Government
 • TypeVidhan Sabha
 • BodyUttar Pradesh
Area
[1]
 • Total9.58 km2 (3.70 sq mi)
 • Rank112
Elevation
159 m (522 ft)
Population
 (2011)[1]
 • Total27,701
 • Density2,900/km2 (7,500/sq mi)
Languages
 • OfficialHindi
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
205264
Telephone code05677
Vehicle registrationUP-84
SDMR.N. Verma
MPDimple Yadav (Mainpuri constituency)
MLAAkhilesh Yadav (Karhal constituency)
HighwaysAgra-Lucknow Expressway, State Highway 83 (Uttar Pradesh)

The nearest town to Karhal is Saifai. It is situated on the State Highway 83 that connects the city of Mainpuri in the north and the city of Etawah in the south. One of the exits for Agra–Lucknow Expressway also opens near Karhal on the SH 83.

Name

Karhal is an alternate name for the main or mainphal tree, Randia dumetorum. This tree is very common in Mainpuri district, and the town was presumably named because the site was once covered with karhal trees.[2]: 34 

History

Karhal was historically a tappa (subdivision) of the Mughal-era pargana of Haveli Etawah; by the turn of the 20th century, it was itself the seat of both a pargana and a tehsil. At that time, Karhal was described as having a busy trade in ghee and cotton, with market days twice per week. Glass and saltpetre were manufactured here. The town had a Sanskrit school run by Jains, two other schools, a dispensary, a police station, and a sarai (inn) which had a whole gated enclosure with a mosque and a well. Behind the bazar were the prominent merchants' houses, primarily belonging to members of Saraogi subgroup of the Banias, and the spired temples in this areas were described as being visible from a long way off.[3]: 211–5 

Demographics
Historical population
YearPop.±%
1901 6,263—    
1911 6,913+10.4%
1921 5,364−22.4%
1931 5,034−6.2%
1941 5,811+15.4%
1951 6,107+5.1%
1961 7,612+24.6%
1971 9,488+24.6%
1981 12,638+33.2%
1991 19,834+56.9%
2001 24,514+23.6%
2011 27,701+13.0%
Source: 2011 Census of India[4]

As of the 2011 census, Karhal had a population of 27,701. This population was 52.2% male (14,456) and 47.8% female (13,245). The 0-6 age group numbered 3,616 (1,873 male and 1,743 female), or 13.1% of the total population. 4,852 residents were members of Scheduled Castes, or 17.5% of the total. The town's literacy rate was 72.3% (counting only people age 7 and up).[1]: 180–1 

Tehsil-wide statistics

As of 2011, the entire Karhal tehsil had a population of 331,718, making it the least populous tehsil in the district. The overall population predominantly rural, with 91.65% of the population (304,017 people) living in rural areas and 8.35% (27,701 people) living in Karhal town, the tehsil's sole urban area. The tehsil's overall sex ratio was 875 females to every 1000 males. Its literacy rate was 73.97%; there was an 18.5% gender literacy gap, with 82.6% of males but only 64.1% of females capable of reading and writing. This discrepancy was significantly higher in rural areas (19.35%) than in urban ones (9.46%). [4]: 30–42 

The total area of Karhal tehsil is 551.92 sq.km and the population density is 601 per sq.km.

Economy

The most important commodities produced in Karhal are wheat flour and rice products. As of 2009, Karhal had 2 nationalised banks, 1 private commercial bank, 2 cooperative banks, and 5 agricultural credit societies.[4]: 321–2 

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.

Neighbourhoods

The town's neighbourhoods, or mohallas, include the Khera, or old town; the Qazi Mohalla, named because it contained the old house of the town's former qazi, the Mualliman mohalla, named after an esteemed local family of teachers who, according to local tradition, invented the shikasta form of the Perso-Arabic script; the Bhutela and Birtia mohallas, each named after a Brahmin clan who traditionally lived there; the Khakroh, or sweeper's quarter; and the Singhi mohalla, named after a Bania subcaste.[3]: 212 

Infrastructure

As of 2011, Karhal has 1 hospital with 10 beds, 35 medicine shops, 10 schools teaching at the primary level, and 2 schools teaching at the secondary level. There is no public library; the closest one is in Etawah. Drinking water is provided by hand pump, tube well, and borehole. The town has a local fire department.[4]: 314–20 

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 Kannauj via Kishni, and Agra-Firozabad via Sirsaganj, Shikohabad.

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

Wild life

Saras is the bird species have 2/3 of population in Karhal. Saman Bird Sanctuary is located 20 km from eastern side of Karhal.

List of villages in Karhal block

The following 97 villages are counted as part of Karhal CD block:[4]: 139–41 

  1. Ahladpur
  2. Aima Naglamir Mohal Awwal
  3. Aimanpur
  4. Allipur
  5. Amamai
  6. Andani
  7. Anuppur
  8. Asrohi
  9. Attikullapur
  10. Badsui
  11. Begampur
  12. Bajartalia
  13. Bausak
  14. Bhanti
  15. Bhawanipur
  16. Binayakpur
  17. Birsinghpur
  18. Buramai
  19. Chakudhan
  20. Chandpura
  21. Dadupur
  22. Dayampur
  23. Deokali
  24. Dhankarpur
  25. Dhowai
  26. Dostpur
  27. Dudgaun
  28. Dunwa
  29. Gadanpur
  30. Gamhira
  31. Gauri
  32. Gopalpur
  33. Harer
  34. Harwai
  35. Jalalpur
  36. Jaothri
  37. Kabrai
  38. Kakbai
  39. Kamalpur
  40. Kanakpur
  41. Kanjhara
  42. Karhal (rural)
  43. Khajurara Ijjatpur
  44. Khera
  45. Khirongi
  46. Kirthua
  47. Konda Paharpur
  48. Kurra Jarawan
  49. Kursara
  50. Kutukpur Buzurg
  51. Kutukpur Nasirpur
  52. Lahtoi Shahjahanpur
  53. Madrawali
  54. Makiyani
  55. Mamsirpur
  56. Manauna
  57. Manikpur Parasrampur
  58. Manikpur Sahas
  59. Marhapur
  60. Muhabbatpur
  61. Muhammadpur Nagariya
  62. Nadrela
  63. Nagla Bhogpur
  64. Nagla Kondar
  65. Nagla Madari
  66. Nagla Mateya
  67. Nagla Raja
  68. Nagla Tikrai
  69. Nakau
  70. Nasirpur
  71. Ninoli
  72. Onha
  73. Paliya
  74. Pandura
  75. Pasupur
  76. Patara
  77. Pirthipur
  78. Rajpur
  79. Ranipur
  80. Rarua
  81. Rumpura
  82. Sarh
  83. Sahabrampur
  84. Sahan
  85. Sahas
  86. Salempur
  87. Sarsai Masumpur
  88. Sauj
  89. Shankarpur
  90. Simrau
  91. Singhpur
  92. Takhrau
  93. Taroliya
  94. Timrakh
  95. Udhan
  96. Udnadada
  97. Vijaipur

References
  1. "Census of India 2011: Uttar Pradesh District Census Handbook - Mainpuri, Part B (Village and Town Wise Primary Census Abstract)" (PDF). Census of India. Retrieved 19 June 2023.
  2. Whalley, Paul (1926). "Place-Names in the United Provinces of Agra and Oudh, Chapter III, Part 1". The Journal of the United Provinces Historical Society. 3 (2): 1–60. Retrieved 22 July 2023.
  3. Neave, E. R., ed. (1910). Mainpuri: A Gazetteer, Being Volume X of the District Gazetteers of the United Provinces of Agra and Oudh. Allahabad: Government Press. Retrieved 19 June 2023.
  4. "Census of India 2011: Uttar Pradesh District Census Handbook - Mainpuri, Part A (Village and Town Directory)" (PDF). Census of India. Retrieved 19 June 2023.
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