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About Karai Village

Karai is a mid sized village in Hindaun tehsil, in the district of Karauli, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,387, made up of 726 males and 661 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 910 females per 1000 males. The village covers 227.34 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 322254, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Karai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Karai village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Karauli
Tehsil Hindaun
Pincode 322254
Area (hectares) 227.34 hectares
Population 1,387
Male Population 726
Female Population 661
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 910
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Karai compares

By the 2011 count Karai is the 94th largest of the 160 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,990 residents. Its 227.34 hectares work out to about 6.1 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 854.

Getting to Karai

Karai is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Karai 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Karai from other places

Karai lies about 37 km from Karauli, and the nearest railway station is Dhindhora Hukmi Kheda, about 7.3 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 Karai
Nearest railway station Dhindhora Hukmi Kheda 7.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Hindaun 10 km
District headquarters Karauli 37 km

Villages closest to Karai

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Karai village had a population of 1,387. That makes it the 94th largest of the 160 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,990 residents.

Karai village has 726 males and 661 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Karai has about 910 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 854.

The pincode recorded for Karai is 322254. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Karai covers 227.34 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Karai falls under Hindaun tehsil of Karauli district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Karai is Dhindhora Hukmi Kheda, about 7.3 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 <5 km distance for Karai.

Karai is about 37 km from Karauli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Karai is in Hindaun tehsil of Karauli district. Dhindhora Hukmi Kheda is about 7.3 km away. Hindaun is about 10 km away. Karauli is about 37 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mahoo Ibrahimpur (1.9 km), Chandeela (2.1 km) and Ghonsla (2.3 km).

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

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