Karera

City in Madhya Pradesh, India
25°28′N 78°09′E / 25.47°N 78.15°E / 25.47; 78.15Country IndiaStateMadhya PradeshDistrictShivpuri[Subdistrict]KareraGovernment
 • TypeCongress • MLAMr. Pragilal Jatav • Rank2nd (in district)Elevation
305 m (1,001 ft)Population
 (2017)
 • Total138,000 • Rank2nd (in district)Languages
 • OfficialHindi, EnglishTime zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)PIN
473660
Telephone code+91-7493ISO 3166 codeMP-INVehicle registrationMP 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

{{unreferenced section 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

  • Ghoore walo School
  • Govt. H.S. School Machhawali
  • Ideal Cambridge School
  • Kendriya Vidyalaya ITBP. Karera (CBSE)
  • New Happiness Public School, Karera
  • Patel Higher Secondary School Karera
  • Sanskriti Public School (CBSE)
  • Saraswati Shishu Vidhya Mandir
  • Shakuntalam Public School Karera
  • Shri Ganesh Bal Mandir Primary Middle School Karera (SGBM Karera)
  • Sita Central Convent School
  • St. John's School, Karera
  • Swami Vivekanand School
  • Tirupati Blessed Higher Secondary School
  • NSP buffaloes school

Universities and colleges

  • EMPI Institute
  • Gayatri Educational College
  • Govt. College of Science & Art, Karera
  • ITI Collage Karera
  • MK Academy Karera
  • PK University

References

  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.