About Karra Village

Karra is a large village in Kota tehsil, in the district of Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,172, made up of 1,117 males and 1,055 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 944 females per 1000 males. The village covers 487.3 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 495442, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Karra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Karra village
Description	Value
State	Chhattisgarh
District	Bilaspur
Tehsil	Kota
Pincode	495442
Area (hectares)	487.3 hectares
Population	2,172
Male Population	1,117
Female Population	1,055
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	944
Bus Service (public)	Available
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Karra compares

By the 2011 count Karra is the 17th largest of the 152 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,127 residents. Its 487.3 hectares work out to about 4.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 991.

Getting to Karra

Karra is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Karra as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Karra from other places

Karra lies about 23 km from Bilaspur, and the nearest railway station is Kalmitar, about 18 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Karra
Nearest town	Ratanpur	6.0 km
Nearest railway station	Kalmitar	18 km
Tehsil headquarters	Kota	21 km
District headquarters	Bilaspur	23 km

Villages closest to Karra

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Kota tehsil.

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.

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Common questions about Karra

As per the Census of India 2011, Karra village had a population of 2,172. That makes it the 17th largest of the 152 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,127 residents.

Karra village has 1,117 males and 1,055 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Karra has about 944 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 991.

The pincode recorded for Karra is 495442. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Karra covers 487.3 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Karra falls under Kota tehsil of Bilaspur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Karra is Kalmitar, about 18 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available and private bus service as Available within village for Karra.

Karra is about 23 km from Bilaspur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Karra is in Kota tehsil of Bilaspur district. Ratanpur is about 6.0 km away. Kalmitar is about 18 km away. Kota is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.