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About Karahi Village

Karahi is a mid sized village in Dabra tehsil, in the district of Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,291, made up of 692 males and 599 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 866 females per 1000 males. The village covers 491.77 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 475110, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Karahi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Karahi village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Gwalior
Tehsil Dabra
Pincode 475110
Area (hectares) 491.77 hectares
Population 1,291
Male Population 692
Female Population 599
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 866
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Karahi compares

By the 2011 count Karahi is the 49th largest of the 148 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,214 residents. Its 491.77 hectares work out to about 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 864.

Getting to Karahi

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

Karahi lies about 36 km from Gwalior, and the nearest railway station is Simariatal, about 5.8 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 Karahi
Nearest railway station Simariatal 5.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Dabra 7.0 km
District headquarters Gwalior 36 km

Villages closest to Karahi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Karahi village had a population of 1,291. That makes it the 49th largest of the 148 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,214 residents.

Karahi village has 692 males and 599 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Karahi has about 866 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 864.

The pincode recorded for Karahi is 475110. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Karahi covers 491.77 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Karahi falls under Dabra tehsil of Gwalior district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Karahi is Simariatal, about 5.8 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Karahi.

Karahi is about 36 km from Gwalior in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Karahi is in Dabra tehsil of Gwalior district. Simariatal is about 5.8 km away. Dabra is about 7.0 km away. Gwalior is about 36 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dhawa (under 2 km), Dhahi (under 2 km) and Janakpur (2.3 km).

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

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