About Karab Village

Karab is one of the larger villages in Mahavan tehsil, in the district of Mathura, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 8,238, made up of 4,376 males and 3,862 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 883 females per 1000 males. The village covers 935.74 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 281204, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Karab Overview

Census 2011 figures for Karab village
Description	Value
State	Uttar Pradesh
District	Mathura
Tehsil	Mahavan
Pincode	281204
Area (hectares)	935.74 hectares
Population	8,238
Male Population	4,376
Female Population	3,862
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	883
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Karab compares

By the 2011 count Karab is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,003 residents. Its 935.74 hectares work out to about 8.8 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 871.

Getting to Karab

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

Karab lies about 13 km from Mathura, and the nearest railway station is Mathura Cantonment, 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 Karab
Nearest town	Rāya	8.1 km
Nearest railway station	Mathura Cantonment	11 km
Tehsil headquarters	Mahavan	13 km
District headquarters	Mathura	13 km

Villages closest to Karab

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Karab village had a population of 8,238. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,003 residents.

Karab village has 4,376 males and 3,862 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Karab has about 883 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 871.

The pincode recorded for Karab is 281204. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Karab covers 935.74 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.8 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Karab falls under Mahavan tehsil of Mathura district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Karab is Mathura Cantonment, about 11 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 Karab.

Karab is about 13 km from Mathura in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Karab is in Mahavan tehsil of Mathura district. Rāya is about 8.1 km away. Mathura Cantonment is about 11 km away. Mahavan is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.