Summary
Karera is a municipality or Nagar Parishad in the Shivpuri district of the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh.
Karera | |
|---|---|
City | |
| Janpad karera | |
  Karera Location in Madhya Pradesh, India | |
| Coordinates: 25°28′N 78°09′E / 25.47°N 78.15°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Madhya Pradesh |
| District | Shivpuri |
| [Subdistrict] | Karera |
| Government | |
| • Type | Congress |
| • MLA | Mr. Pragilal Jatav |
| • 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 edit
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.[1] It has an average elevation of 305 meters (1000 feet) and covers approximately 41.8 km.
Demographics edit
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 edit
There are six Jain Temples.
Other attractions include:
- Karera Fort
- Amola Wali Dukkaiyya
- Foota Taal
- River
- MP's longest river bridge Amola approximately 2 km
- Samoha Dam
- Siddhan
- "Nursery" Filter Road
- Machhawali
- Chaturbhuj Temple (Ancient temple)
- Machhawali Mata Temple
- Jai Bagicha sarkar mandir
- Ram Raja garden
- Rest house karera
- Shree khedapati Hanuman ji mandir
- Shree chaitanya ashram jhanda
- Kacchi galii
Karera Wildlife Sanctuary edit
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 edit
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 edit
Roads edit
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 edit
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 edit
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 edit
Schools edit
- 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 edit
- EMPI Institute
- Gayatri Educational College
- Govt. College of Science & Art, Karera
- ITI Collage Karera
- MK Academy Karera
- PK University