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About Karla Village

Karla is a small village in Chakradharpur tehsil, in the district of Pashchimi Singhbhum, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 310, made up of 144 males and 166 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,153 females per 1000 males. The village covers 209.8 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 833102, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Karla Overview

Census 2011 figures for Karla village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Pashchimi Singhbhum
Tehsil Chakradharpur
Pincode 833102
Area (hectares) 209.8 hectares
Population 310
Male Population 144
Female Population 166
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,153
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Karla compares

By the 2011 count Karla is the 140th largest of the 169 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 833 residents. Its 209.8 hectares work out to about 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1031.

Getting to Karla

Karla is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Karla as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 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 Karla from other places

Karla lies about 24 km from Pashchimi Singhbhum, and the nearest railway station is Chakradharpur, about 12 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 Karla
Nearest railway station Chakradharpur 12 km
District headquarters Pashchimi Singhbhum 24 km

Villages closest to Karla

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Karla village had a population of 310. That makes it the 140th largest of the 169 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 833 residents.

Karla village has 144 males and 166 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Karla has about 1153 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1031.

The pincode recorded for Karla is 833102. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Karla covers 209.8 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Karla falls under Chakradharpur tehsil of Pashchimi Singhbhum district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Karla is Chakradharpur, about 12 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Karla.

Karla is about 24 km from Pashchimi Singhbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Karla is in Chakradharpur tehsil of Pashchimi Singhbhum district. Chakradharpur is about 12 km away. Pashchimi Singhbhum is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bankitapi (under 2 km), Ladurasai (under 2 km) and Unchbita (1.5 km).

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

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