About Karaka Village

Karaka is a small village in Golugonda tehsil, in the district of Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 464, made up of 243 males and 221 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 909 females per 1000 males. The village covers 215 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 531116, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Karaka Overview

Census 2011 figures for Karaka village
Description	Value
State	Andhra Pradesh
District	Visakhapatnam
Tehsil	Golugonda
Pincode	531116
Area (hectares)	215 hectares
Population	464
Male Population	243
Female Population	221
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	909
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Karaka compares

By the 2011 count Karaka is the 23rd largest of the 34 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,554 residents. Its 215 hectares work out to about 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1028.

Getting to Karaka

Karaka is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Karaka as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Karaka from other places

Karaka lies about 85 km from Visakhapatnam, and the nearest railway station is Gullipadu, about 30 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Karaka
Tehsil headquarters	Golugonda	6.1 km
Nearest town	Narsīpatnam	9.7 km
Nearest railway station	Gullipadu	30 km
District headquarters	Visakhapatnam	85 km

Villages closest to Karaka

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Golugonda tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

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Common questions about Karaka

As per the Census of India 2011, Karaka village had a population of 464. That makes it the 23rd largest of the 34 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,554 residents.

Karaka village has 243 males and 221 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Karaka has about 909 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1028.

The pincode recorded for Karaka is 531116. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Karaka covers 215 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Karaka falls under Golugonda tehsil of Visakhapatnam district in Andhra Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Karaka is Gullipadu, about 30 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Karaka.

Karaka is about 85 km from Visakhapatnam in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Karaka is in Golugonda tehsil of Visakhapatnam district. Golugonda is about 6.1 km away. Narsīpatnam is about 9.7 km away. Gullipadu is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.