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About Karua Village

Karua is a mid sized village in Silonijan tehsil, in the district of Karbi Anglong, Assam. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 647, made up of 329 males and 318 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 967 females per 1000 males. The village covers 80 hectares hectares.

Karua Overview

Census 2011 figures for Karua village
Description Value
State Assam
District Karbi Anglong
Tehsil Silonijan
Area (hectares) 80 hectares
Population 647
Male Population 329
Female Population 318
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 967
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Karua compares

By the 2011 count Karua is the 21st largest of the 338 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 259 residents. Its 80 hectares work out to about 8.1 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 985.

Getting to Karua

Karua is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Karua as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Kania Rangpi, Kania Rongphar, Kania Terang and Kania Teron. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Karua

As per the Census of India 2011, Karua village had a population of 647. That makes it the 21st largest of the 338 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 259 residents.

Karua village has 329 males and 318 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Karua has about 967 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 985.

Karua covers 80 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Karua falls under Silonijan tehsil of Karbi Anglong district in Assam.

The census record for Karua notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Karua.

Karua is in Silonijan tehsil of Karbi Anglong district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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