Karera

Karera
Karera
Municipality
	Janpad karera
	Karera Location in Madhya Pradesh, India
	Coordinates: 25°28′N 78°09′E / 25.47°N 78.15°E
Country	India
State	Madhya Pradesh
District	Shivpuri
[Subdistrict]	Karera
Government
• Type	Congress
• MLA	Mr. Pragilal Jatav
• Rank	2nd (in district)
Elevation	305 m (1,001 ft)
Population (2017)
• Total	138,000
• Rank	2nd (in district)
Languages
• Official	Hindi, English
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	473660
Telephone code	+91-7493
ISO 3166 code	MP-IN
Vehicle registration	MP 33

Karera is a municipality or Nagar Parishad in the Shivpuri district of the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh.

Geography

Karera is the second-largest city in the Shivpuri district after Shivpuri itself. Karera is located at 25°28′N 78°09′E / 25.47°N 78.15°E / 25.47; 78.15.^[1] It has an average elevation of 305 meters (1000 feet) and covers approximately 41.8 km.

Demographics

According to the 2011 India census,^[2] Karera has a population of over 28,000. Males constitute 55% of the population, while females constitute 45%. Sixteen percent of the population is under 6 years of age. Karera has an average literacy rate of 78%, higher than the national average of 59.5%. Male literacy is 83% and female literacy is 64%.

Tourist attractions

There are six Jain Temples. Other attractions include:

Karera Fort
Amola Wali Dukkaiyya
Foota Taal
Mahuar River
MP's longest river bridge Amola approximately 2 km
Samoha Dam
Rest House karera
"Nursery" Filter Road
Machhawali
Chaturbhuj Temple (Ancient temple)
Machhawali Mata Temple
Bagicha sarkar Temple
khedapati Hanuman Temple
Chaitanya ashram jhanda
Siddhan
Kacchi galii

Karera Wildlife Sanctuary

The Karera Wildlife Sanctuary was established in 1981, and spans an area of 202 km². The sanctuary is managed by the field director of Madhav National Park in Shivpuri district.

Communication services

Karera is covered by an extensive fiber optic network. The Karera fixed telephone line operator in the city is BSNL. There are eight mobile phone companies in Karera, which include BSNL, VI 4G, Airtel 4G, Jio 5G, are offered by BSNL 3G. Internet broadband and IPTV services are provided by BSNL. The city is also connected to Digital TV.

Transport

Roads

Karera is connected with neighboring cities and other major cities of India by road (NH-25) Shivpuri, (NH-27) Jhansi, Sagar, Datia, Dabra, Lucknow, Indore, Bhopal, Guna, Gwalior, Kota, Orai, Kanpur, Allahabad, Ajmer, Jaipur, Udaipur, Ahmedabad.

Daily buses services operate within the city, with inter-city services also available daily to many cities in Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh and Rajasthan.

Railway

Karera is not directly accessible by rail, with the nearest railway stations located in Jhansi 45 km to the east and Shivpuri 55 km west of the city.

Airways

The nearest major airport is located at Gwalior which operates flights to Delhi, Bhopal, Indore, Mumbai, Pune, Ahmedabad, Jabalpur, Jaipur, and most large cities in India.

Education

Schools

Universities and colleges

References

^ Falling Rain Genomics, Inc – Karera
^ "Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 16 June 2004. Retrieved 1 November 2008.

[1] Falling Rain Genomics, Inc – Karera

[2] "Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 16 June 2004. Retrieved 1 November 2008.

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