About Karaur Village

Karaur is a large village in Machhlishahr tehsil, in the district of Jaunpur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,134, made up of 1,076 males and 1,058 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 983 females per 1000 males. The village covers 359.66 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 212401, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Karaur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Karaur village
Description	Value
State	Uttar Pradesh
District	Jaunpur
Tehsil	Machhlishahr
Pincode	212401
Area (hectares)	359.66 hectares
Population	2,134
Male Population	1,076
Female Population	1,058
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	983
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Karaur compares

By the 2011 count Karaur is the 94th largest of the 481 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,380 residents. Its 359.66 hectares work out to about 5.9 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 well below the tehsil average of 1061.

Getting to Karaur

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

Karaur lies about 44 km from Jaunpur, and the nearest railway station is Janghai Junction, about 2.8 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 Karaur
Nearest railway station	Janghai Junction	2.8 km
Tehsil headquarters	Machhlishahr	17 km
Nearest town	Machhlīshahr	17 km
District headquarters	Jaunpur	44 km

Villages closest to Karaur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Karaur village had a population of 2,134. That makes it the 94th largest of the 481 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,380 residents.

Karaur village has 1,076 males and 1,058 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Karaur has about 983 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1061.

The pincode recorded for Karaur is 212401. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Karaur covers 359.66 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Karaur falls under Machhlishahr tehsil of Jaunpur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Karaur is Janghai Junction, about 2.8 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Karaur.

Karaur is about 44 km from Jaunpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Karaur is in Machhlishahr tehsil of Jaunpur district. Janghai Junction is about 2.8 km away. Machhlishahr is about 17 km away. Machhlīshahr is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.