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About Karatwadi Village

Karatwadi is a mid sized village in Akot tehsil, in the district of Akola, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 771, made up of 419 males and 352 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 840 females per 1000 males. The village covers 588.19 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 444101, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Karatwadi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Karatwadi village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Akola
Tehsil Akot
Pincode 444101
Area (hectares) 588.19 hectares
Population 771
Male Population 419
Female Population 352
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 840
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Karatwadi compares

By the 2011 count Karatwadi is the 70th largest of the 146 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,107 residents. Its 588.19 hectares work out to about 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 958.

Getting to Karatwadi

Karatwadi is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Karatwadi as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Karatwadi from other places

Karatwadi lies about 39 km from Akola. 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 Karatwadi
Tehsil headquarters Akot 6.1 km
District headquarters Akola 39 km

Villages closest to Karatwadi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Karatwadi village had a population of 771. That makes it the 70th largest of the 146 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,107 residents.

Karatwadi village has 419 males and 352 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Karatwadi has about 840 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 958.

The pincode recorded for Karatwadi is 444101. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Karatwadi covers 588.19 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Karatwadi falls under Akot tehsil of Akola district in Maharashtra.

The census record for Karatwadi notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance.

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

Karatwadi is about 39 km from Akola in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Karatwadi is in Akot tehsil of Akola district. Akot is about 6.1 km away. Akola is about 39 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dhangarwadi (under 2 km), Dhaga (1.9 km) and Kavtha Kh (2.1 km).

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

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