Karera
Karera is a municipality or Nagar Palika in the Shivpuri district of the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh.
Karera | |
|---|---|
City | |
| Janpad karera | |
  Karera Location in Madhya Pradesh, India | |
| Coordinates: 25.47°N 78.15°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Madhya Pradesh |
| District | Shivpuri |
| [Subdistrict] | Karera |
| Government | |
| • Type | Congress |
| • MLA | Mr. Jasvant Jatav |
| Area 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 |
Geography
Karera is the second-largest city in the Shivpuri district after Shivpuri itself. Karera is located at 25.47°N 78.15°E.[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
- Karera Fort
- Foota Taal
- River
- MP's longest river bridge Amola approximately 2 km
- Samoha Dam
- Siddhan
- "Nursery" Filter Road
- Machhawali
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, Vodafone 4G, Idea 4G, Airtel 4G, Jio 4G, Tata DoCoMo 3G, CDMA services 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
- Tirupati Blessed Higher Secondary School
- Ideal Cambridge School
- Kendriya Vidyalaya ITBP karera (CBSE)
- New Happiness Public School Karera
- St. John's School
- Sanskriti Public School(CBSE).
- Saraswati Shishu Vidhya Mandir.
- Shakuntalam Public School Karera.
- Sita Central Convent School
- Swami Vivekanand School
- Shri Ganesh Bal Mandir Primary Middle School Karera (SGBM Karera)
- Govt. H.S. School Machhawali
- Patel Higher Secondary School Karera
University and Colleges
- PK University
- Govt. College of Science & Art
- ITI Collage Karera
- MK Academy Karera
- Gayatri Educational College
- EMPI Institute
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.