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About Karra Village

Karra is a small village in Powayan tehsil, in the district of Shahjahanpur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 429, made up of 228 males and 201 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 882 females per 1000 males. The village covers 81.96 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 242402, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Karra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Karra village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Shahjahanpur
Tehsil Powayan
Pincode 242402
Area (hectares) 81.96 hectares
Population 429
Male Population 228
Female Population 201
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 882
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 Karra compares

By the 2011 count Karra is the 467th largest of the 658 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 941 residents. Its 81.96 hectares work out to about 5.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 894.

Getting to Karra

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

Karra lies about 5.1 km from Shahjahanpur. 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 Karra
Tehsil headquarters Powayan 5.1 km
District headquarters Shahjahanpur 5.1 km
Nearest town Shāhjānpur 5.1 km

Villages closest to Karra

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Karra village had a population of 429. That makes it the 467th largest of the 658 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 941 residents.

Karra village has 228 males and 201 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Karra has about 882 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 894.

The pincode recorded for Karra is 242402. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Karra covers 81.96 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Karra falls under Powayan tehsil of Shahjahanpur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The census record for Karra notes the nearest railway station 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 Karra.

Karra is about 5.1 km from Shahjahanpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Karra is in Powayan tehsil of Shahjahanpur district. Powayan is about 5.1 km away. Shahjahanpur is about 5.1 km away. Shāhjānpur is about 5.1 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Lalpur (under 2 km), Lalpur Azadpur (under 2 km) and Lalpur J Jewa (under 2 km).

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

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