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About Karaila Village

Karaila is a large village in Chitrangi tehsil, in the district of Singrauli, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,350, made up of 1,733 males and 1,617 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 933 females per 1000 males. The village covers 715.28 hectares hectares.

Karaila Overview

Census 2011 figures for Karaila village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Singrauli
Tehsil Chitrangi
Area (hectares) 715.28 hectares
Population 3,350
Male Population 1,733
Female Population 1,617
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 933
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 Karaila compares

By the 2011 count Karaila is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,096 residents. Its 715.28 hectares work out to about 4.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 939.

Getting to Karaila

Karaila is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Karaila 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 Karaila from other places

Karaila lies about 7.7 km from Singrauli, and the nearest railway station is Mahdeiya, about 4.8 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 Karaila
Nearest railway station Mahdeiya 4.8 km
District headquarters Singrauli 7.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Chitrangi 27 km

Villages closest to Karaila

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Karaila village had a population of 3,350. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,096 residents.

Karaila village has 1,733 males and 1,617 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Karaila has about 933 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 939.

Karaila covers 715.28 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Karaila falls under Chitrangi tehsil of Singrauli district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Karaila is Mahdeiya, about 4.8 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 Karaila.

Karaila is about 7.7 km from Singrauli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Karaila is in Chitrangi tehsil of Singrauli district. Mahdeiya is about 4.8 km away. Singrauli is about 7.7 km away. Chitrangi is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Tikuritola (under 2 km), Ingura (2.7 km) and Piparkhad (3.1 km).

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

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