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About Kara Village

Kara is a mid sized village in Jambughoda tehsil, in the district of Panch Mahals, Gujarat. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,206, made up of 619 males and 587 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 948 females per 1000 males. The village covers 247.11 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 389390, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kara village
Description Value
State Gujarat
District Panch Mahals
Tehsil Jambughoda
Pincode 389390
Area (hectares) 247.11 hectares
Population 1,206
Male Population 619
Female Population 587
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 948
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kara compares

By the 2011 count Kara is the 9th largest of the 55 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 772 residents. Its 247.11 hectares work out to about 4.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 943.

Getting to Kara

Kara is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kara as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 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 Kara from other places

Kara lies about 78 km from Panch Mahals, and the nearest railway station is Jabugam, about 14 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 Kara
Nearest railway station Jabugam 14 km
Nearest town Chhota Udepur 22 km
Tehsil headquarters Jambughoda 23 km
District headquarters Panch Mahals 78 km

Villages closest to Kara

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kara village had a population of 1,206. That makes it the 9th largest of the 55 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 772 residents.

Kara village has 619 males and 587 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kara has about 948 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 943.

The pincode recorded for Kara is 389390. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kara covers 247.11 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kara falls under Jambughoda tehsil of Panch Mahals district in Gujarat.

The nearest railway station to Kara is Jabugam, about 14 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 within village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Kara.

Kara is about 78 km from Panch Mahals in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kara is in Jambughoda tehsil of Panch Mahals district. Jabugam is about 14 km away. Chhota Udepur is about 22 km away. Jambughoda is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jambughoda (23 km), Hirapur (35 km) and Bhildungra (41 km).

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

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