About Karela Village

Karela is a large village in Barhi tehsil, in the district of Katni, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,741, made up of 1,917 males and 1,824 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 951 females per 1000 males. The village covers 874.15 hectares hectares.

Karela Overview

Census 2011 figures for Karela village
Description	Value
State	Madhya Pradesh
District	Katni
Tehsil	Barhi
Area (hectares)	874.15 hectares
Population	3,741
Male Population	1,917
Female Population	1,824
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	951
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Karela compares

By the 2011 count Karela is the 8th largest of the 50 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,791 residents. Its 874.15 hectares work out to about 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 964.

Getting to Karela

Karela is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Karela as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Karela from other places

Karela lies about 46 km from Katni, and the nearest railway station is Pipariya Kalan, about 16 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 Karela
Nearest railway station	Pipariya Kalan	16 km
Tehsil headquarters	Barhi	17 km
Nearest town	Umaria	26 km
District headquarters	Katni	46 km

Villages closest to Karela

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

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Common questions about Karela

As per the Census of India 2011, Karela village had a population of 3,741. That makes it the 8th largest of the 50 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,791 residents.

Karela village has 1,917 males and 1,824 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Karela has about 951 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 964.

Karela covers 874.15 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Karela falls under Barhi tehsil of Katni district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Karela is Pipariya Kalan, about 16 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Karela.

Karela is about 46 km from Katni in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Karela is in Barhi tehsil of Katni district. Pipariya Kalan is about 16 km away. Barhi is about 17 km away. Umaria is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.