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About Karra Village

Karra is a large village in Masturi tehsil, in the district of Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,901, made up of 1,463 males and 1,438 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 983 females per 1000 males. The village covers 341.7 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 495550, 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 Masturi
Pincode 495550
Area (hectares) 341.7 hectares
Population 2,901
Male Population 1,463
Female Population 1,438
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 983
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Karra compares

By the 2011 count Karra is the 28th largest of the 161 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,732 residents. Its 341.7 hectares work out to about 8.5 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 990.

Getting to Karra

Karra is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Karra as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 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 8.5 km from Bilaspur, and the nearest railway station is Gatora, about under 2 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 railway station Gatora under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters Masturi 7.2 km
District headquarters Bilaspur 8.5 km
Nearest town Bilāspur 8.5 km

Villages closest to Karra

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

Common questions about Karra

As per the Census of India 2011, Karra village had a population of 2,901. That makes it the 28th largest of the 161 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,732 residents.

Karra village has 1,463 males and 1,438 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Karra has about 983 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 990.

The pincode recorded for Karra is 495550. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Karra covers 341.7 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.5 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Karra falls under Masturi tehsil of Bilaspur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Karra is Gatora, about under 2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

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

Karra is about 8.5 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 Masturi tehsil of Bilaspur district. Gatora is about under 2 km away. Masturi is about 7.2 km away. Bilaspur is about 8.5 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Khapari (1.8 km), Khapri (1.8 km) and Darrighat (2.0 km).

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

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