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About Karira Village

Karira is a large village in Shikarpur tehsil, in the district of Bulandshahr, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,705, made up of 1,448 males and 1,257 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 868 females per 1000 males. The village covers 410.92 hectares hectares.

Karira Overview

Census 2011 figures for Karira village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Bulandshahr
Tehsil Shikarpur
Area (hectares) 410.92 hectares
Population 2,705
Male Population 1,448
Female Population 1,257
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 868
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 Karira compares

By the 2011 count Karira is the 40th largest of the 172 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 2,109 residents. Its 410.92 hectares work out to about 6.6 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 895.

Getting to Karira

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

Karira lies about 18 km from Bulandshahr, and the nearest railway station is Khurja City, about 18 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 Karira
Tehsil headquarters Shikarpur 2.9 km
Nearest town Shikārpūr 2.9 km
Nearest railway station Khurja City 18 km
District headquarters Bulandshahr 18 km

Villages closest to Karira

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Karira village had a population of 2,705. That makes it the 40th largest of the 172 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,109 residents.

Karira village has 1,448 males and 1,257 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Karira has about 868 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 895.

Karira covers 410.92 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.6 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Karira falls under Shikarpur tehsil of Bulandshahr district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Karira is Khurja City, about 18 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 Karira.

Karira is about 18 km from Bulandshahr in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Karira is in Shikarpur tehsil of Bulandshahr district. Shikarpur is about 2.9 km away. Shikārpūr is about 2.9 km away. Khurja City is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhataula (under 2 km), Mohammadpur Ginauri (under 2 km) and Rahmapur (under 2 km).

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

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