# Karaura Village, Khurja, Bulandshahr (Uttar Pradesh)

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Village · Khurja, Bulandshahr 

# Karaura

Karaura is a village in Khurja sub-district of Bulandshahr district, Uttar Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **7,417 people in 1,165 households**, the 2nd largest of 186 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 65.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 70.0%.

- 7,417people (2011)
- 1,165households
- 65.8%literacy
- 886females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Karaura

Of every 100 households in Karaura in 2011, 33 had electricity, 43 a toilet at home and 14 cooked with LPG; 71 had a mobile phone, 16 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Karaura · ■ Khurja rural average

Electricity for lighting ****33%**

**27%

Toilet within the home ****43%**

**29%

No toilet (open defecation) ****57%**

**70%

Tap water ****4%**

**19%

Drinking water within premises ****65%**

**69%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****14%**

**8%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****86%**

**91%

Use banking services ****64%**

**61%

Television ****40%**

**40%

Mobile phone ****71%**

**66%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****16%**

**22%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**3%

None of these assets ****18%**

**15%

Own their home ****97%**

**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 Karaura?

■ Karaura · ■ Khurja rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****65.8%**

**70.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****886**

**886

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****901**

**851

Working population ****29.5%**

**34.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 79.3% for men and 50.5% for women. 46% of men and 11% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 586 (27%) · **■** Farm labourers 183 (8%) · **■** Household industry 15 (1%) · **■** Other work 368 (17%) · **■** Marginal 1,033 (47%)

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 Khurja

- Bauroli8,664 people
- Munda Khera6,765 people
- Sarangpur5,907 people
- Saudahavipur5,668 people
- Agaura Amirpur5,216 people

[All 191 villages in Khurja](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/bulandshahr/khurja/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Karaura?7,417 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Karaura in?Bulandshahr district (Khurja sub-district), Uttar Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Karaura?65.8% (Census 2011)