About Karura Village

Karura is a mid sized village in Anandpur Sahib tehsil, in the district of Rupnagar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,333, made up of 672 males and 661 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 984 females per 1000 males. The village covers 494 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 140025, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Karura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Karura village
Description	Value
State	Punjab
District	Rupnagar
Tehsil	Anandpur Sahib
Pincode	140025
Area (hectares)	494 hectares
Population	1,333
Male Population	672
Female Population	661
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	984
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Karura compares

By the 2011 count Karura is the 46th largest of the 186 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 945 residents. Its 494 hectares work out to about 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 947.

Getting to Karura

Karura is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Karura as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Karura from other places

Karura lies about 25 km from Rupnagar, and the nearest railway station is Bharatgarh, 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 Karura
Nearest railway station	Bharatgarh	10 km
Tehsil headquarters	Anandpur Sahib	22 km
Nearest town	Baddi	22 km
District headquarters	Rupnagar	25 km

Villages closest to Karura

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Anandpur Sahib 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.

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Common questions about Karura

As per the Census of India 2011, Karura village had a population of 1,333. That makes it the 46th largest of the 186 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 945 residents.

Karura village has 672 males and 661 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Karura has about 984 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 947.

The pincode recorded for Karura is 140025. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Karura covers 494 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Karura falls under Anandpur Sahib tehsil of Rupnagar district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Karura is Bharatgarh, 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Karura.

Karura is about 25 km from Rupnagar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Karura is in Anandpur Sahib tehsil of Rupnagar district. Bharatgarh is about 10 km away. Anandpur Sahib is about 22 km away. Baddi is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.