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About Karla Village

Karla is a mid sized village in Patur tehsil, in the district of Akola, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,285, made up of 672 males and 613 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 912 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1082 hectares hectares.

Karla Overview

Census 2011 figures for Karla village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Akola
Tehsil Patur
Area (hectares) 1082 hectares
Population 1,285
Male Population 672
Female Population 613
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 912
Bus Service (public) Available within village
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 32nd largest of the 86 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,368 residents. Its 1082 hectares work out to about 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 924.

Getting to Karla

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

Karla lies about 36 km from Akola, and the nearest railway station is Amanwadi, about 23 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
Tehsil headquarters Patur 9.3 km
Nearest town Pātūr 9.3 km
Nearest railway station Amanwadi 23 km
District headquarters Akola 36 km

Villages closest to Karla

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Patur 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 1,285. That makes it the 32nd largest of the 86 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,368 residents.

Karla village has 672 males and 613 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Karla has about 912 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 924.

Karla covers 1082 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Karla falls under Patur tehsil of Akola district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Karla is Amanwadi, about 23 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 Karla.

Karla is about 36 km from Akola in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Karla is in Patur tehsil of Akola district. Patur is about 9.3 km away. Pātūr is about 9.3 km away. Amanwadi is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Khaparkheda (2.4 km), Alegaon (2.5 km) and Shekapur (2.6 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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