# Karera

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For other uses, see [Karera (disambiguation)](/source/Karera_(disambiguation)).

Municipality in Madhya Pradesh, India

Karera Municipality Janpad karera View Of Karera From Fort Karera Location in Madhya Pradesh, India Coordinates: 25°28′N 78°09′E / 25.47°N 78.15°E / 25.47; 78.15 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

**Karera** is a municipality or [Nagar Parishad](/source/Nagar_Parishad) in the [Shivpuri district](/source/Shivpuri_district) of the Indian state of [Madhya Pradesh](/source/Madhya_Pradesh).

## Geography

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 / 25.47; 78.15](https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=Karera&params=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

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There are six Jain Temples. Other attractions include:

- Karera Fort

- Amola Wali Dukkaiyya

- Foota Taal

- Mahuar River

- MP's longest river bridge Amola approximately 2 km

- Samoha Dam

- Rest House karera

- "Nursery" Filter Road

- Machhawali

- Chaturbhuj Temple (Ancient temple)

- Machhawali Mata Temple

- Bagicha sarkar Temple

- khedapati Hanuman Temple

- Chaitanya ashram jhanda

- Siddhan

- Kacchi galii

### Karera Wildlife Sanctuary

The [Karera Wildlife Sanctuary](/source/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](/source/BSNL). There are eight mobile phone companies in Karera, which include BSNL, [VI 4G](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=VI_4G&action=edit&redlink=1), [Airtel 4G](/source/Bharti_Airtel), [Jio 5G](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Jio_5G&action=edit&redlink=1), are offered by BSNL 3G. Internet broadband and [IPTV](/source/IPTV) services are provided by BSNL. The city is also connected to [Digital TV](/source/Digital_TV).

## Transport

### Roads

Karera is connected with neighboring cities and other major cities of India by road (NH-25) [Shivpuri](/source/Shivpuri), (NH-27) [Jhansi](/source/Jhansi), [Sagar](/source/Sagar%2C_Madhya_Pradesh), [Datia](/source/Datia), [Dinara](/source/Dinara%2C_Madhya_Pradesh), [Dabra](/source/Dabra%2C_Gwalior), [Lucknow](/source/Lucknow), [Indore](/source/Indore), [Bhopal](/source/Bhopal), [Guna](/source/Guna%2C_India), [Gwalior](/source/Gwalior), [Kota](/source/Kota%2C_Rajasthan), [Orai](/source/Orai), [Kanpur](/source/Kanpur), [Allahabad](/source/Allahabad), [Ajmer](/source/Ajmer), [Jaipur](/source/Jaipur), [Udaipur](/source/Udaipur), [Ahmedabad](/source/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](/source/Gwalior) which operates flights to Delhi, Bhopal, Indore, Mumbai, Pune, Ahmedabad, Jabalpur, Jaipur, and most large cities in India.

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** [Falling Rain Genomics, Inc – Karera](http://www.fallingrain.com/world/IN/35/Karera.html)

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** ["Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)"](https://web.archive.org/web/20040616075334/http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999). Census Commission of India. Archived from [the original](http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999) on 16 June 2004. Retrieved 1 November 2008.

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