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About Karwa Village

Karwa is a mid sized village in Sindewahi tehsil, in the district of Chandrapur, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 503, made up of 259 males and 244 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 942 females per 1000 males. The village covers 294 hectares hectares.

Karwa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Karwa village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Chandrapur
Tehsil Sindewahi
Area (hectares) 294 hectares
Population 503
Male Population 259
Female Population 244
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 942
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Karwa compares

By the 2011 count Karwa is the 57th largest of the 93 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,164 residents. Its 294 hectares work out to about 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 979.

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 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 Karwa from other places

Karwa lies about 38 km from Chandrapur. 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
Tehsil headquarters Sindewahi 23 km
Nearest town Mūl 34 km
District headquarters Chandrapur 38 km

Villages closest to Karwa

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Sindewahi 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 503. That makes it the 57th largest of the 93 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,164 residents.

Karwa village has 259 males and 244 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Karwa has about 942 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 979.

Karwa covers 294 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Karwa falls under Sindewahi tehsil of Chandrapur district in Maharashtra.

The census record for Karwa notes the nearest railway station 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 10+ km distance for Karwa.

Karwa is about 38 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 Sindewahi tehsil of Chandrapur district. Sindewahi is about 23 km away. Mūl is about 34 km away. Chandrapur is about 38 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Pandharwani (9.5 km), Parna (9.8 km) and Sirkada (10 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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