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About Karra Village

Karra is a mid sized village in Dabra tehsil, in the district of Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,206, made up of 631 males and 575 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 911 females per 1000 males. The village covers 529.27 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 475110, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Karra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Karra village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Gwalior
Tehsil Dabra
Pincode 475110
Area (hectares) 529.27 hectares
Population 1,206
Male Population 631
Female Population 575
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 911
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Karra compares

By the 2011 count Karra is the 57th largest of the 148 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,214 residents. Its 529.27 hectares work out to about 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 864.

Getting to Karra

Karra is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Karra as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 Karra from other places

Karra lies about 44 km from Gwalior. 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
Tehsil headquarters Dabra 4.2 km
District headquarters Gwalior 44 km

Villages closest to Karra

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 Karra

As per the Census of India 2011, Karra village had a population of 1,206. That makes it the 57th largest of the 148 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,214 residents.

Karra village has 631 males and 575 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Karra has about 911 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 864.

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

Karra covers 529.27 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The census record for Karra notes the nearest railway station 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 - 10 km distance for Karra.

Karra is about 44 km from Gwalior in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Karra is in Dabra tehsil of Gwalior district. Dabra is about 4.2 km away. Gwalior is about 44 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chetu Pada (under 2 km), Geydol Khurd (under 2 km) and Tighru (2.0 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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