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About Karpa Village

Karpa is a large village in Bankhedi tehsil, in the district of Hoshangabad, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,018, made up of 1,030 males and 988 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 959 females per 1000 males. The village covers 996.65 hectares hectares.

Karpa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Karpa village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Hoshangabad
Tehsil Bankhedi
Area (hectares) 996.65 hectares
Population 2,018
Male Population 1,030
Female Population 988
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 959
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Karpa compares

By the 2011 count Karpa is the 11th largest of the 120 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,026 residents. Its 996.65 hectares work out to about 2.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 929.

Getting to Karpa

Karpa is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Karpa as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Kadaiya, Kalangaon, Kalkuhi and Kamthi Randhir. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Karpa

As per the Census of India 2011, Karpa village had a population of 2,018. That makes it the 11th largest of the 120 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,026 residents.

Karpa village has 1,030 males and 988 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Karpa has about 959 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 929.

Karpa covers 996.65 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Karpa falls under Bankhedi tehsil of Hoshangabad district in Madhya Pradesh.

The census record for Karpa notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Karpa.

Karpa is in Bankhedi tehsil of Hoshangabad district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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