Karas, Iglas, Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh, India

Content updated on May 19, 2024.

Geographic Location of Karas


The village Karas is located in Iglas Tahsil of Aligarh District in the State of Uttar Pradesh in India. It is governed by Karas Gram Panchayat. It comes under Iglas Community Development Block. The nearest town is Iglas, which is about 7 kilometers away from Karas.

Travel and Communication for Karas


The village is connected by public bus services. Private buses services are available for the village. There is a railway station more than 10 kms away from the village.

Postal Address:
Karas,
Aligarh,
Uttar Pradesh, India
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Climate Change, Weather and Environment Reports / Data for Karas


Climate, Environment and Weather data, climate change reports etc. for Karas is available as professional paid service. You may contact us for further details and sample data.

A brief summary of available data for Karas is given below:

CategoryResolutionPeriod
Precipitation - hHalf Hourly / 0.1 deg (11 kms) grid2001 - 2024
Precipitation - lDaily / 0.25 deg (28 kms) grid1901 - 2024
Temperature - hMonthly / 0.5 deg (55 kms) grid1901 - 2023
Temperature - lDaily / 1 deg (111 kms) grid1951 - 2024

Social Structure of Karas


As per available data from the year 2009, 7593 persons live in 1250 house holds in the village Karas. There are 3505 female individuals and 4088 male individuals in the village. Females constitute 46.16% and males constitute 53.84% of the total population.

There are 2589 scheduled castes persons of which 1198 are females and 1391 are males. Females constitute 46.27% and males constitute 53.73% of the scheduled castes population. Scheduled castes constitute 34.1% of the total population.

Population density of Karas is 761.39 persons per square kilometer.

Land and Natural Resources in Karas


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Total area of Karas is 997.25 Hectares as per the data available for the year 2009.

Total sown/agricultural area is 872.42 ha. About 872.42 ha is irrigated area. About 180.4 ha is irrigated by canal water. About 692.02 ha is irrigated by wells/tube wells.

About 101.85 ha is in non-agricultural use. About 0.08 ha is under miscellaneous tree crops.

About 22.9 ha is lying as fallow land other than current fallows.

Schools in Karas


There is a private pre-primary school in the village Karas.

There is a government primary school in the village Karas.

There is a government middle school in the village Karas.

There are no private or government secondary schools in the village. However, there is a government secondary school in Paharipur, which is less than 5 kms away from Karas.

There are no private or government senior secondary schools in the village. However, there is a government senior secondary school in Iglas, which is 5-10 kms away from Karas.

Colleges in Karas


There are no private or government arts and science degree colleges in the village. However, there is a government arts and science degree college in Iglas, which is 5-10 kms away from Karas.

There are no private or government engineering colleges in the village. However, there is a government engineering college in Besvan, which is more than 10 kms away from Karas.

There are no private or government medical colleges in the village. However, there is a government medical college in Aligarh, which is more than 10 kms away from Karas.

There are no private or government management institutes in the village. However, there is a government management institute in Besvan, which is more than 10 kms away from Karas.

There are no private or government polytechnic institutes in the village. However, there is a government polytechnic institute in Hathras, which is 5-10 kms away from Karas.

Other Educational Facilities in Karas


There are no private or government vocational training school / ITIs in the village. However, there is a private vocational training school / ITI in Aligarh, which is more than 10 kms away from Karas.

There are no private or government non formal training centres in the village. However, there is a government non formal training centre in Aligarh, which is more than 10 kms away from Karas.

There are no private or government differently abled schools in the village. However, there is a government differently abled school in Mathura, which is more than 10 kms away from Karas.

Healthcare Facilities in Karas


There is a community health centre 5-10 kms away from Karas.

There is a primary health centre 5-10 kms away from Karas.

There is a primary health sub-centre 5-10 kms away from Karas.

There is a maternity and child welfare centre 5-10 kms away from Karas.

There is a TB clinic more than 10 kms away from Karas.

There is a allopathic hospital 5-10 kms away from Karas.

There is no alternative medicine hospital in the village Karas or anywhere in the nearby villages.

There is a dispensary 5-10 kms away from Karas.

There is a veterinary hospital 5-10 kms away from Karas.

There is a mobile health centre 5-10 kms away from Karas.

There is a family welfare centre 5-10 kms away from Karas.

*Note: Most of the above information provided as per data compiled from the year 2009.

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