Karhal

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.

Karhal is located at 27°02′N 78°56′E / 27.03°N 78.94°E / 27.03; 78.94. It has an average elevation of 159 metres (521 feet).

Demographics

As of 2001 India census 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.

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Karhal (Assembly constituency)

Karhal Assembly constituency (Hindi: करहल विधान सभा निर्वाचन क्षेत्र) is one of the 403 constituencies of the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly, India. It is a part of the Mainpuri district and one of the five assembly constituencies in the Mainpuri (Lok Sabha constituency). First election in this assembly constituency was held in 1957 after the "DPACO (1956)" (delimitation order) was passed in 1956. After the "Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Order" was passed in 2008, the constituency was assigned identification number 110.

Wards / Areas

Extant of Karhal Assembly constituency is KC Barnahal, Karhal & Karhal NP of Karhal Tehsil; KCs Ghiror, Kuchela & Ghiror NP of Mainpuri Tehsil.

Members of the Legislative Assembly

16th Vidhan Sabha: 2012 General Elections

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