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About Karkapur Village

Karkapur is a mid sized village in Tumsar tehsil, in the district of Bhandara, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,323, made up of 651 males and 672 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,032 females per 1000 males. The village covers 369.53 hectares hectares.

Karkapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Karkapur village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Bhandara
Tehsil Tumsar
Area (hectares) 369.53 hectares
Population 1,323
Male Population 651
Female Population 672
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,032
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Karkapur compares

By the 2011 count Karkapur is the 44th largest of the 124 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,322 residents. Its 369.53 hectares work out to about 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 997.

Getting to Karkapur

Karkapur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Karkapur as Available within village. 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Karkapur from other places

Karkapur lies about 33 km from Bhandara, and the nearest railway station is Mundikota, about 5.0 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 Karkapur
Nearest railway station Mundikota 5.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Tumsar 9.6 km
District headquarters Bhandara 33 km

Villages closest to Karkapur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Karkapur village had a population of 1,323. That makes it the 44th largest of the 124 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,322 residents.

Karkapur village has 651 males and 672 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Karkapur has about 1032 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 997.

Karkapur covers 369.53 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Karkapur falls under Tumsar tehsil of Bhandara district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Karkapur is Mundikota, about 5.0 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 <5 km distance for Karkapur.

Karkapur is about 33 km from Bhandara in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Karkapur is in Tumsar tehsil of Bhandara district. Mundikota is about 5.0 km away. Tumsar is about 9.6 km away. Bhandara is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Rengepar (2.2 km), Ranera (3.2 km) and Khairlanji (3.2 km).

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

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