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About Karra Village

Karra is a small village in Poundi Uproda tehsil, in the district of Korba, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 449, made up of 214 males and 235 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,098 females per 1000 males. The village covers 111.48 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 495445, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Karra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Karra village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Korba
Tehsil Poundi Uproda
Pincode 495445
Area (hectares) 111.48 hectares
Population 449
Male Population 214
Female Population 235
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,098
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Karra compares

By the 2011 count Karra is the 149th largest of the 202 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 901 residents. Its 111.48 hectares work out to about 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 995.

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 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 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 28 km from Korba, and the nearest railway station is Gevra Road, about 24 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 Katghora 5.6 km
Nearest railway station Gevra Road 24 km
Tehsil headquarters Poundi Uproda 28 km
District headquarters Korba 28 km

Villages closest to Karra

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Poundi Uproda 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 449. That makes it the 149th largest of the 202 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 901 residents.

Karra village has 214 males and 235 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Karra has about 1098 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 995.

The pincode recorded for Karra is 495445. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Karra covers 111.48 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Karra falls under Poundi Uproda tehsil of Korba district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Karra is Gevra Road, about 24 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Karra.

Karra is about 28 km from Korba in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Karra is in Poundi Uproda tehsil of Korba district. Katghora is about 5.6 km away. Gevra Road is about 24 km away. Poundi Uproda is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bijhra (under 2 km), Malda (1.6 km) and Banwar (1.8 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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