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About Karai Village

Karai is a mid sized village in Kadipur tehsil, in the district of Sultanpur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,399, made up of 717 males and 682 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 951 females per 1000 males. The village covers 136.77 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 228171, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Karai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Karai village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Sultanpur
Tehsil Kadipur
Pincode 228171
Area (hectares) 136.77 hectares
Population 1,399
Male Population 717
Female Population 682
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 951
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Karai compares

By the 2011 count Karai is the 137th largest of the 343 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,438 residents. Its 136.77 hectares work out to about 10 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 993.

Getting to Karai

Karai is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Karai as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Karai from other places

Karai lies about 56 km from Sultanpur, and the nearest railway station is Malipur railway station, about 3.9 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 Karai
Nearest railway station Malipur railway station 3.9 km
Nearest town Jalālpur 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Kadipur 28 km
District headquarters Sultanpur 56 km

Villages closest to Karai

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Karai village had a population of 1,399. That makes it the 137th largest of the 343 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,438 residents.

Karai village has 717 males and 682 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Karai has about 951 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 993.

The pincode recorded for Karai is 228171. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Karai covers 136.77 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 10 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Karai falls under Kadipur tehsil of Sultanpur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Karai is Malipur railway station, about 3.9 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Karai.

Karai is about 56 km from Sultanpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Karai is in Kadipur tehsil of Sultanpur district. Malipur railway station is about 3.9 km away. Jalālpur is about 12 km away. Kadipur is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sajampur (2.0 km), Hakimpur (2.6 km) and Muradabad (3.5 km).

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

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