By population, Karua ranks #10 of 96 villages in Singla mandal.
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Karua is a village of 1,541 people in 338 households (Census 2011) in Singla block, Baleshwar district, Odisha, the 10th-largest of 96 villages in Singla block. Literacy is 74%, 4 points above the block average of 71% and the sex ratio is 946 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 756023, served by Singla post office; the LGD village code is 392176. The sarpanch is JAYANTA KUMAR RANA, and the village votes in Korei assembly constituency, represented by MLA Akash Dasnayak. The population is estimated at 1,817 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Karua →
| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Karua · this village | 1,541 | 74% | — |
| Ujuda · Singla | 1,195 | 76% | — |
| Padhiharipur · Basta | 650 | 72% | — |
| Manikpura · Singla | 583 | 69% | — |
| Mugpal · Basta | 225 | 72% | — |
| Bagpanchami · Basta | 224 | 80% | — |
| Farakapada · Basta | 166 | 81% | — |
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
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Sources: Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner of India (Census 2011 + Population Projections 2011-2036) · International Institute for Population Sciences (NFHS-5) · Election Commission of India · data.gov.in (Jal Jeevan Mission, PMAY-G, SBM-G dashboards). Projections may differ from on-the-ground reality by ±20% for individual villages. An asterisk next to a sex-ratio value (—*) flags a Census 2011 figure outside the plausible range of 300–2000 ♀/1000♂; the underlying source row is suppressed pending review.
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