Karera
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{{Use Indian English|date=February 2014}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2024}}
{{Infobox settlement
| name = Karera
| official_name = Janpad karera
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| nickname =
| settlement_type = Municipality
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| pushpin_map = India Madhya Pradesh
| pushpin_label_position = right
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| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Madhya Pradesh, India
| coordinates = {{coord|25.47|N|78.15|E|display=inline,title}}
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = {{flagu|India}}
| subdivision_type1 = State
| subdivision_name1 = Madhya Pradesh
| subdivision_type2 = District
| subdivision_name2 = Shivpuri
| subdivision_type3 = [Subdistrict]
| subdivision_name3 = Karera
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| founder =
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| government_type = Congress
| leader_title = MLA
| leader_name = Mr. Pragilal Jatav
| unit_pref = Metric
| area_footnotes =
| area_rank = 2nd (in district)
| area_total_km2 =
| elevation_footnotes =
| elevation_m = 305
| population_total = {{formatnum:1,38,000}}
| population_as_of = 2017
| population_rank = 2nd (in district)
| population_density_km2 = auto
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| demographics_type1 = Languages
| demographics1_title1 = Official
| demographics1_info1 = Hindi, English
| timezone1 = IST
| utc_offset1 = +5:30
| postal_code_type = PIN
| postal_code = 473660
| area_code_type = Telephone code
| area_code = +91-7493
| registration_plate = MP 33
| website =
| iso_code = MP-IN
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Karera is a municipality or Nagar Parishad in the Shivpuri district of the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh.
Geography
Karera is the second-largest city in the Shivpuri district after Shivpuri itself. Karera is located at {{Coord|25.47|N|78.15|E|}}.[http://www.fallingrain.com/world/IN/35/Karera.html Falling Rain Genomics, Inc – Karera] It has an average elevation of 305 meters (1000 feet) and covers approximately 41.8 km.
Demographics
According to the 2011 India census,{{cite web|url=http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20040616075334/http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999|archivedate=16 June 2004|title= Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)|accessdate=1 November 2008|publisher= Census Commission of India}} Karera has a population of over {{formatnum:28000}}. 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 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. There are eight mobile phone companies in Karera, which include BSNL, VI 4G, Airtel 4G, Jio 5G, are offered by BSNL 3G. Internet broadband and IPTV services are provided by BSNL. The city is also connected to Digital TV.
Transport
=Roads=
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=
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 which operates flights to Delhi, Bhopal, Indore, Mumbai, Pune, Ahmedabad, Jabalpur, Jaipur, and most large cities in India.