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About Karatala Village

Karatala is a mid sized village in Mungaoli tehsil, in the district of Ashoknagar, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 985, made up of 538 males and 447 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 831 females per 1000 males. The village covers 353 hectares hectares.

Karatala Overview

Census 2011 figures for Karatala village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Ashoknagar
Tehsil Mungaoli
Area (hectares) 353 hectares
Population 985
Male Population 538
Female Population 447
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 831
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Karatala compares

By the 2011 count Karatala is the 62nd largest of the 227 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 851 residents. Its 353 hectares work out to about 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 888.

Getting to Karatala

Karatala is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Karatala as Available within 10+ 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Karatala from other places

Karatala lies about 34 km from Ashoknagar, and the nearest railway station is Guneru Bamori, about 7.1 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 Karatala
Nearest railway station Guneru Bamori 7.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Mungaoli 13 km
District headquarters Ashoknagar 34 km

Villages closest to Karatala

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Karatala village had a population of 985. That makes it the 62nd largest of the 227 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 851 residents.

Karatala village has 538 males and 447 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Karatala has about 831 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 888.

Karatala covers 353 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Karatala falls under Mungaoli tehsil of Ashoknagar district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Karatala is Guneru Bamori, about 7.1 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 within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Karatala.

Karatala is about 34 km from Ashoknagar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Karatala is in Mungaoli tehsil of Ashoknagar district. Guneru Bamori is about 7.1 km away. Mungaoli is about 13 km away. Ashoknagar is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dhimcholi (2.0 km), Singarda (2.1 km) and Achalgarh (2.3 km).

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

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