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About Karwa Village

Karwa is a mid sized village in Chandrapur tehsil, in the district of Chandrapur, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 710, made up of 407 males and 303 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 744 females per 1000 males. The village covers 57.79 hectares hectares.

Karwa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Karwa village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Chandrapur
Tehsil Chandrapur
Area (hectares) 57.79 hectares
Population 710
Male Population 407
Female Population 303
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 744
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Karwa compares

By the 2011 count Karwa is the 43rd largest of the 82 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 965 residents. Its 57.79 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 933.

Getting to Karwa

Karwa is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Karwa as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Karwa from other places

Karwa lies about 23 km from Chandrapur, and the nearest railway station is Gadchandur, about 4.1 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 Karwa
Nearest railway station Gadchandur 4.1 km
Nearest town Chāndur 4.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Chandrapur 23 km

Villages closest to Karwa

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Karwa village had a population of 710. That makes it the 43rd largest of the 82 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 965 residents.

Karwa village has 407 males and 303 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Karwa has about 744 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 933.

Karwa covers 57.79 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Karwa falls under Chandrapur tehsil of Chandrapur district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Karwa is Gadchandur, about 4.1 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Karwa.

Karwa is about 23 km from Chandrapur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Karwa is in Chandrapur tehsil of Chandrapur district. Gadchandur is about 4.1 km away. Chāndur is about 4.8 km away. Chandrapur 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 Lakhamapur (1.5 km), Sonurli (13 km) and Pipri (16 km).

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

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