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About Karandi Village

Karandi is a mid sized village in Akola tehsil, in the district of Ahmadnagar, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,172, made up of 572 males and 600 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,049 females per 1000 males. The village covers 738.62 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 422610, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Karandi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Karandi village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Ahmadnagar
Tehsil Akola
Pincode 422610
Area (hectares) 738.62 hectares
Population 1,172
Male Population 572
Female Population 600
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,049
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Karandi compares

By the 2011 count Karandi is the 86th largest of the 190 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,484 residents. Its 738.62 hectares work out to about 1.6 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 979.

Getting to Karandi

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

Karandi lies about 122 km from Ahmadnagar, and the nearest railway station is Dongri Buzurg, about 7.6 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 Karandi
Nearest railway station Dongri Buzurg 7.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Akola 21 km
Nearest town Tumsar 26 km
District headquarters Ahmadnagar 122 km

Villages closest to Karandi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Karandi village had a population of 1,172. That makes it the 86th largest of the 190 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,484 residents.

Karandi village has 572 males and 600 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Karandi has about 1049 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 979.

The pincode recorded for Karandi is 422610. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Karandi covers 738.62 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Karandi falls under Akola tehsil of Ahmadnagar district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Karandi is Dongri Buzurg, about 7.6 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 village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Karandi.

Karandi is about 122 km from Ahmadnagar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Karandi is in Akola tehsil of Ahmadnagar district. Dongri Buzurg is about 7.6 km away. Akola is about 21 km away. Tumsar is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dongarwadi (9.1 km), Rajur (11 km) and Pangari (14 km).

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

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