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About Karila Village

Karila is a small village in Seondha tehsil, in the district of Datia, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 322, made up of 174 males and 148 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 851 females per 1000 males. The village covers 221.28 hectares hectares.

Karila Overview

Census 2011 figures for Karila village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Datia
Tehsil Seondha
Area (hectares) 221.28 hectares
Population 322
Male Population 174
Female Population 148
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 851
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Karila compares

By the 2011 count Karila is the 76th largest of the 96 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 970 residents. Its 221.28 hectares work out to about 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 829.

Getting to Karila

Karila is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Karila as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Karila from other places

Karila lies about 49 km from Datia, and the nearest railway station is Erach Road, about 36 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 Karila
Tehsil headquarters Seondha 15 km
Nearest railway station Erach Road 36 km
District headquarters Datia 49 km

Villages closest to Karila

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Karila village had a population of 322. That makes it the 76th largest of the 96 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 970 residents.

Karila village has 174 males and 148 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Karila has about 851 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 829.

Karila covers 221.28 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Karila falls under Seondha tehsil of Datia district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Karila is Erach Road, about 36 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Karila.

Karila is about 49 km from Datia in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Karila is in Seondha tehsil of Datia district. Seondha is about 15 km away. Erach Road is about 36 km away. Datia is about 49 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gora (under 2 km), Parsondabaman (under 2 km) and Badokhari (2.2 km).

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

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