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About Karaura Village

Karaura is one of the larger villages in Khurja tehsil, in the district of Bulandshahr, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 7,417, made up of 3,932 males and 3,485 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 886 females per 1000 males. The village covers 885.96 hectares hectares.

Karaura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Karaura village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Bulandshahr
Tehsil Khurja
Area (hectares) 885.96 hectares
Population 7,417
Male Population 3,932
Female Population 3,485
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 886
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Karaura compares

By the 2011 count Karaura is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,953 residents. Its 885.96 hectares work out to about 8.4 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 888.

Getting to Karaura

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

Karaura lies about 33 km from Bulandshahr. 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 Karaura
Nearest town Dibai 13 km
Tehsil headquarters Khurja 30 km
District headquarters Bulandshahr 33 km

Villages closest to Karaura

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Karaura village had a population of 7,417. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,953 residents.

Karaura village has 3,932 males and 3,485 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Karaura has about 886 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 888.

Karaura covers 885.96 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Karaura falls under Khurja tehsil of Bulandshahr district in Uttar Pradesh.

The census record for Karaura notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available for Karaura.

Karaura is about 33 km from Bulandshahr in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Karaura is in Khurja tehsil of Bulandshahr district. Dibai is about 13 km away. Khurja is about 30 km away. Bulandshahr is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ghanshyam (14 km), Meerpur Pahasu (15 km) and Aterna (16 km).

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

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