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About Karya Village

Karya is a large village in Kolaras tehsil, in the district of Shivpuri, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,049, made up of 1,122 males and 927 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 826 females per 1000 males. The village covers 584.71 hectares hectares.

Karya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Karya village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Shivpuri
Tehsil Kolaras
Area (hectares) 584.71 hectares
Population 2,049
Male Population 1,122
Female Population 927
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 826
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Karya compares

By the 2011 count Karya is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 758 residents. Its 584.71 hectares work out to about 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 869.

Getting to Karya

Karya is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Karya as Available within village. 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 Karya from other places

Karya lies about 30 km from Shivpuri, and the nearest railway station is Kolaras, about 14 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 Karya
Nearest railway station Kolaras 14 km
District headquarters Shivpuri 30 km

Villages closest to Karya

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Karya village had a population of 2,049. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 758 residents.

Karya village has 1,122 males and 927 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Karya has about 826 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 869.

Karya covers 584.71 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Karya falls under Kolaras tehsil of Shivpuri district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Karya is Kolaras, about 14 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Karya.

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

Karya is in Kolaras tehsil of Shivpuri district. Kolaras is about 14 km away. Shivpuri 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 Dighodhi (1.9 km), Rijhari (1.9 km) and Gohari (2.0 km).

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

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