# Karela Village, Maksoodangarh, Guna (Madhya Pradesh)

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Village · Maksoodangarh, Guna 

# Karela

Karela is a village in Maksoodangarh sub-district of Guna district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **919 people in 184 households**, the 32nd largest of 171 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 62.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 55.1%.

- 919people (2011)
- 184households
- 62.2%literacy
- 860females per 1,000 males

## Karela PIN code and other codes

Karela falls in Maksoodangarh sub-district, Guna district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockRaghogarh
- Census village code499451

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Karela from nearby towns?

- Maksudangarh (sub-district HQ)6 km by road
- Guna (district HQ)85 km by road
- Biaora (nearest town)36 km by road

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What facilities are there in Karela?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Karela; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Maksoodangarh
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Raghogarh
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)6 h summer · 6 h winter

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Karela known for?

The main crops are **soyabean, wheat and chana**. About 86% of the 232 hectares of village land is sown, and 142 hectares are irrigated.

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Karela

Of every 100 households in Karela in 2011, 4 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 59 had a mobile phone, 24 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Karela · ■ Maksoodangarh rural average

Electricity for lighting ****4%**

**51%

Toilet within the home ****1%**

**10%

No toilet (open defecation) ****99%**

**90%

Tap water ****0%**

**8%

Drinking water within premises ****18%**

**10%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**5%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**95%

Use banking services ****35%**

**21%

Television ****19%**

**25%

Mobile phone ****59%**

**40%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****24%**

**13%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**1%

None of these assets ****33%**

**43%

Own their home ****96%**

**97%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Karela?

■ Karela · ■ Maksoodangarh rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****62.2%**

**55.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****860**

**911

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****896**

**908

Working population ****55.9%**

**47.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 82.0% for men and 39.0% for women. 52% of men and 61% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 404 (79%) · **■** Farm labourers 9 (2%) · **■** Other work 4 (1%) · **■** Marginal 97 (19%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Maksoodangarh

- Khejda1,069 people
- Durgpura1,040 people
- Jagru967 people
- Khair Kheda944 people
- Barkhedi Ram918 people
- Patan905 people
- Mohmmadpur903 people
- Ganesh Pura894 people

[All 183 villages in Maksoodangarh](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/guna/maksoodangarh/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Karela from Guna?85 km by road
- What is the population of Karela?919 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Karela in?Guna district (Maksoodangarh sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Karela?62.2% (Census 2011)