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About Karla Village

Karla is a large village in Anjangaon Surji tehsil, in the district of Amravati, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,559, made up of 1,300 males and 1,259 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 968 females per 1000 males. The village covers 548.45 hectares hectares.

Karla Overview

Census 2011 figures for Karla village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Amravati
Tehsil Anjangaon Surji
Area (hectares) 548.45 hectares
Population 2,559
Male Population 1,300
Female Population 1,259
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 968
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Karla compares

By the 2011 count Karla is the 9th largest of the 102 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,013 residents. Its 548.45 hectares work out to about 4.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 963.

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 village. 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 20 km from Amravati, and the nearest railway station is Chandur, 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 Chandur 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Anjangaon Surji 20 km
District headquarters Amravati 20 km

Villages closest to Karla

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Anjangaon Surji 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 2,559. That makes it the 9th largest of the 102 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,013 residents.

Karla village has 1,300 males and 1,259 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Karla has about 968 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 963.

Karla covers 548.45 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Karla falls under Anjangaon Surji tehsil of Amravati district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Karla is Chandur, 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Karla.

Karla is about 20 km from Amravati in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Karla is in Anjangaon Surji tehsil of Amravati district. Chandur is about 12 km away. Anjangaon Surji is about 20 km away. Amravati is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Taroda (6.5 km), Murha Kh (11 km) and Warud Kh (11 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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