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About Karamal Village

Karamal is a mid sized village in Berla tehsil, in the district of Durg, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 754, made up of 381 males and 373 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 979 females per 1000 males. The village covers 292.59 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 493338, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Karamal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Karamal village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Durg
Tehsil Berla
Pincode 493338
Area (hectares) 292.59 hectares
Population 754
Male Population 381
Female Population 373
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 979
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Karamal compares

By the 2011 count Karamal is the 97th largest of the 123 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,411 residents. Its 292.59 hectares work out to about 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1002.

Getting to Karamal

Karamal is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Karamal as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Karamal from other places

Karamal lies about 43 km from Durg, and the nearest railway station is Silyari, about 33 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 Karamal
Tehsil headquarters Berla 2.1 km
Nearest town Ahīwāra 20 km
Nearest railway station Silyari 33 km
District headquarters Durg 43 km

Villages closest to Karamal

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

Common questions about Karamal

As per the Census of India 2011, Karamal village had a population of 754. That makes it the 97th largest of the 123 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,411 residents.

Karamal village has 381 males and 373 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Karamal has about 979 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1002.

The pincode recorded for Karamal is 493338. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Karamal covers 292.59 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Karamal falls under Berla tehsil of Durg district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Karamal is Silyari, about 33 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 and private bus service as Available within village for Karamal.

Karamal is about 43 km from Durg in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Karamal is in Berla tehsil of Durg district. Berla is about 2.1 km away. Ahīwāra is about 20 km away. Silyari is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Hatpan (under 2 km), Berla Kalan (2.1 km) and Sondh (2.2 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Karamal today is likely to be higher.

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