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About Karra Village

Karra is a small village in Amarpatan tehsil, in the district of Satna, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 329, made up of 172 males and 157 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 913 females per 1000 males. The village covers 135.76 hectares hectares.

Karra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Karra village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Satna
Tehsil Amarpatan
Area (hectares) 135.76 hectares
Population 329
Male Population 172
Female Population 157
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 913
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Karra compares

By the 2011 count Karra is the 129th largest of the 164 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,217 residents. Its 135.76 hectares work out to about 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 953.

Getting to Karra

Karra is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Karra as Available within 10+ 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 Karra from other places

Karra lies about 30 km from Satna, and the nearest railway station is Turki, about 10 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 Karra
Nearest railway station Turki 10 km
Tehsil headquarters Amarpatan 21 km
Nearest town Rewa 21 km
District headquarters Satna 30 km

Villages closest to Karra

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Amarpatan 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 329. That makes it the 129th largest of the 164 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,217 residents.

Karra village has 172 males and 157 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Karra has about 913 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 953.

Karra covers 135.76 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Karra falls under Amarpatan tehsil of Satna district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Karra is Turki, about 10 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 10+ km distance for Karra.

Karra is about 30 km from Satna in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Karra is in Amarpatan tehsil of Satna district. Turki is about 10 km away. Amarpatan is about 21 km away. Rewa is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Samogar Unmukt (under 2 km), Samogar Kothar (under 2 km) and Putariha (under 2 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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