# Karab Village, Mahavan, Mathura (Uttar Pradesh) – Population & Literacy, Census 2011

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Village · Mahavan, Mathura 

# Karab

Karab is a village in Mahavan sub-district of Mathura district, Uttar Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **8,238 people in 1,431 households**, the 6th largest of 148 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 76.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 71.8%.

- 8,238people (2011)
- 1,431households
- 76.3%literacy
- 883females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Karab

Of every 100 households in Karab in 2011, 68 had electricity, 27 a toilet at home and 8 cooked with LPG; 74 had a mobile phone, 30 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Karab · ■ Mahavan rural average

Electricity for lighting ****68%**

**52%

Toilet within the home ****27%**

**15%

No toilet (open defecation) ****73%**

**83%

Tap water ****1%**

**18%

Drinking water within premises ****43%**

**33%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****8%**

**10%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****91%**

**90%

Use banking services ****83%**

**71%

Television ****51%**

**47%

Mobile phone ****74%**

**73%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****30%**

**29%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****7%**

**9%

Own their home ****98%**

**98%

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 Karab?

■ Karab · ■ Mahavan rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****76.3%**

**71.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****883**

**860

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****852**

**866

Working population ****28.1%**

**35.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 89.9% for men and 61.0% for women. 44% of men and 10% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 627 (27%) · **■** Farm labourers 255 (11%) · **■** Household industry 106 (5%) · **■** Other work 947 (41%) · **■** Marginal 378 (16%)

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 Mahavan

- Taiyabpur10,460 people
- Awerni10,126 people
- Lohaban9,266 people
- Akos Bangar9,134 people
- Sihora8,049 people
- Dagheta7,467 people
- Mahaban Bangar6,726 people
- Anorha6,030 people

[All 162 villages in Mahavan](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/mathura/mahavan/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Karab?8,238 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Karab in?Mathura district (Mahavan sub-district), Uttar Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Karab?76.3% (Census 2011)