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About Karai Village

Karai is a large village in Nathdwara tehsil, in the district of Rajsamand, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,093, made up of 1,060 males and 1,033 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 975 females per 1000 males. The village covers 794 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 313321, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Karai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Karai village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Rajsamand
Tehsil Nathdwara
Pincode 313321
Area (hectares) 794 hectares
Population 2,093
Male Population 1,060
Female Population 1,033
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 975
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Karai compares

By the 2011 count Karai is the 25th largest of the 208 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 944 residents. Its 794 hectares work out to about 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 992.

Getting to Karai

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

Karai lies about 29 km from Rajsamand, and the nearest railway station is Bejnal, about 29 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
Tehsil headquarters Nathdwara 19 km
Nearest town Nāthdwāra 19 km
Nearest railway station Bejnal 29 km
District headquarters Rajsamand 29 km

Villages closest to Karai

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Nathdwara 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 2,093. That makes it the 25th largest of the 208 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 944 residents.

Karai village has 1,060 males and 1,033 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Karai has about 975 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 992.

The pincode recorded for Karai is 313321. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Karai covers 794 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Karai falls under Nathdwara tehsil of Rajsamand district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Karai is Bejnal, about 29 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Karai.

Karai is about 29 km from Rajsamand in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Karai is in Nathdwara tehsil of Rajsamand district. Nathdwara is about 19 km away. Nāthdwāra is about 19 km away. Bejnal is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Rachhoti (under 2 km), Bara Bhanuja (2.3 km) and Kama (2.8 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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