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About Karaula Village

Karaula is a small village in Majhgawan tehsil, in the district of Satna, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 116, made up of 60 males and 56 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 933 females per 1000 males. The village covers 341.71 hectares hectares.

Karaula Overview

Census 2011 figures for Karaula village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Satna
Tehsil Majhgawan
Area (hectares) 341.71 hectares
Population 116
Male Population 60
Female Population 56
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 933
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Karaula compares

By the 2011 count Karaula is the 141st largest of the 162 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 719 residents. Its 341.71 hectares work out to about 0.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 915.

Getting to Karaula

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

Karaula lies about 53 km from Satna, and the nearest railway station is Majhagawan, about 18 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 Karaula
Tehsil headquarters Majhgawan 18 km
Nearest railway station Majhagawan 18 km
Nearest town Chitrakoot Dham 30 km
District headquarters Satna 53 km

Villages closest to Karaula

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Karaula village had a population of 116. That makes it the 141st largest of the 162 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 719 residents.

Karaula village has 60 males and 56 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Karaula has about 933 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 915.

Karaula covers 341.71 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Karaula falls under Majhgawan tehsil of Satna district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Karaula is Majhagawan, about 18 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Karaula.

Karaula is about 53 km from Satna in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Karaula is in Majhgawan tehsil of Satna district. Majhgawan is about 18 km away. Majhagawan is about 18 km away. Chitrakoot Dham is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mohani (under 2 km), Madulihai (2.2 km) and Jirwar (2.3 km).

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

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