| Karera | |
| Official Name: | Janpad karera |
| Settlement Type: | Municipality |
| Pushpin Map: | India Madhya Pradesh |
| Pushpin Label Position: | right |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Madhya Pradesh, India |
| Coordinates: | 25.47°N 78.15°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Madhya Pradesh |
| Subdivision Type2: | District |
| Subdivision Name2: | Shivpuri |
| Subdivision Type3: | [Subdistrict] |
| Subdivision Name3: | Karera |
| Government Type: | Congress |
| Leader Title: | MLA |
| Leader Name: | Mr. Pragilal Jatav |
| Unit Pref: | Metric |
| Area Rank: | 2nd (in district) |
| Elevation M: | 305 |
| Population As Of: | 2017 |
| Population Rank: | 2nd (in district) |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| 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 |
| Iso Code: | MP-IN |
Karera is a municipality or Nagar Parishad in the Shivpuri district of the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh.
Karera is the second-largest city in the Shivpuri district after Shivpuri itself. Karera is located at .[1] It has an average elevation of 305 meters (1000 feet) and covers approximately 41.8 km.
According to the 2011 India census,[2] Karera has a population of over . 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%.
There are six Jain Temples.Other attractions include:
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.