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About Karwand Village

Karwand is a large village in Chikhli tehsil, in the district of Buldana, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,535, made up of 1,828 males and 1,707 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 934 females per 1000 males. The village covers 4232 hectares hectares.

Karwand Overview

Census 2011 figures for Karwand village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Buldana
Tehsil Chikhli
Area (hectares) 4232 hectares
Population 3,535
Male Population 1,828
Female Population 1,707
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 934
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Karwand compares

By the 2011 count Karwand is the 10th largest of the 132 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,711 residents. Its 4232 hectares work out to about 0.8 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 932.

Getting to Karwand

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

Karwand lies about 22 km from Buldana, and the nearest railway station is Khamgaon, about 34 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 Karwand
Tehsil headquarters Chikhli 17 km
District headquarters Buldana 22 km
Nearest railway station Khamgaon 34 km

Villages closest to Karwand

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Karwand village had a population of 3,535. That makes it the 10th largest of the 132 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,711 residents.

Karwand village has 1,828 males and 1,707 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Karwand has about 934 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 932.

Karwand covers 4232 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Karwand falls under Chikhli tehsil of Buldana district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Karwand is Khamgaon, about 34 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 Karwand.

Karwand is about 22 km from Buldana in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Karwand is in Chikhli tehsil of Buldana district. Chikhli is about 17 km away. Buldana is about 22 km away. Khamgaon is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Shrikrishna Nagar (under 2 km), Khamkhed (3.2 km) and Gondhankhed (3.4 km).

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

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