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About Karaura Village

Karaura is a mid sized village in Machhlishahr tehsil, in the district of Jaunpur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 710, made up of 350 males and 360 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,029 females per 1000 males. The village covers 182.23 hectares hectares.

Karaura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Karaura village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Jaunpur
Tehsil Machhlishahr
Area (hectares) 182.23 hectares
Population 710
Male Population 350
Female Population 360
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,029
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Karaura compares

By the 2011 count Karaura is the 322nd largest of the 481 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,380 residents. Its 182.23 hectares work out to about 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1061.

Getting to Karaura

Karaura is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Karaura as Available within 5 - 10 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 Karaura from other places

Karaura lies about 36 km from Jaunpur, and the nearest railway station is Janghai Junction, about 11 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 Karaura
Tehsil headquarters Machhlishahr 7.4 km
Nearest town Machhlīshahr 7.4 km
Nearest railway station Janghai Junction 11 km
District headquarters Jaunpur 36 km

Villages closest to Karaura

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.

Common questions about Karaura

As per the Census of India 2011, Karaura village had a population of 710. That makes it the 322nd largest of the 481 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,380 residents.

Karaura village has 350 males and 360 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Karaura has about 1029 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1061.

Karaura covers 182.23 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Karaura is Janghai Junction, about 11 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Karaura.

Karaura is about 36 km from Jaunpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Karaura is in Machhlishahr tehsil of Jaunpur district. Machhlishahr is about 7.4 km away. Machhlīshahr is about 7.4 km away. Janghai Junction is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhatadih (under 2 km), Alapur Godhana (1.9 km) and Alapur Krishnarpan (1.9 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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