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About Karai Village

Karai is a mid sized village in Sagar tehsil, in the district of Sagar, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 597, made up of 295 males and 302 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,024 females per 1000 males. The village covers 291.19 hectares hectares.

Karai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Karai village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Sagar
Tehsil Sagar
Area (hectares) 291.19 hectares
Population 597
Male Population 295
Female Population 302
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,024
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Karai compares

By the 2011 count Karai is the 218th largest of the 342 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,167 residents. Its 291.19 hectares work out to about 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 884.

Getting to Karai

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

Karai lies about 14 km from Sagar, and the nearest railway station is Nariaoli, about 6.1 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 Karai
Nearest railway station Nariaoli 6.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Sagar 14 km
Nearest town Saugor 14 km

Villages closest to Karai

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Karai village had a population of 597. That makes it the 218th largest of the 342 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,167 residents.

Karai village has 295 males and 302 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Karai has about 1024 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 884.

Karai covers 291.19 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Karai falls under Sagar tehsil of Sagar district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Karai is Nariaoli, about 6.1 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Karai.

Karai is about 14 km from Sagar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Karai is in Sagar tehsil of Sagar district. Nariaoli is about 6.1 km away. Sagar is about 14 km away. Saugor is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Patan (1.8 km), Lotna (1.9 km) and Jarara (1.9 km).

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

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