About Karkaur Village

Karkaur is a mid sized village in Dera Bassi tehsil, in the district of Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,236, made up of 666 males and 570 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 856 females per 1000 males. The village covers 193 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 140507, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Karkaur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Karkaur village
Description	Value
State	Punjab
District	Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar
Tehsil	Dera Bassi
Pincode	140507
Area (hectares)	193 hectares
Population	1,236
Male Population	666
Female Population	570
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	856
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Karkaur compares

By the 2011 count Karkaur is the 55th largest of the 136 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,198 residents. Its 193 hectares work out to about 6.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 866.

Getting to Karkaur

Karkaur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Karkaur 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Karkaur from other places

Karkaur lies about 14 km from Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar, and the nearest railway station is Ghagghar, about 6.0 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 Karkaur
Tehsil headquarters	Dera Bassi	4.3 km
Nearest town	Basi	4.3 km
Nearest railway station	Ghagghar	6.0 km
District headquarters	Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar	14 km

Villages closest to Karkaur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Dera Bassi 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 Karkaur

As per the Census of India 2011, Karkaur village had a population of 1,236. That makes it the 55th largest of the 136 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,198 residents.

Karkaur village has 666 males and 570 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Karkaur has about 856 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 866.

The pincode recorded for Karkaur is 140507. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Karkaur covers 193 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Karkaur falls under Dera Bassi tehsil of Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Karkaur is Ghagghar, about 6.0 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Karkaur.

Karkaur is about 14 km from Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Karkaur is in Dera Bassi tehsil of Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar district. Dera Bassi is about 4.3 km away. Basi is about 4.3 km away. Ghagghar is about 6.0 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.