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About Karvand Village

Karvand is a large village in Shirpur tehsil, in the district of Dhule, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,756, made up of 2,447 males and 2,309 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 944 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1341 hectares hectares.

Karvand Overview

Census 2011 figures for Karvand village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Dhule
Tehsil Shirpur
Area (hectares) 1341 hectares
Population 4,756
Male Population 2,447
Female Population 2,309
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 944
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Karvand compares

By the 2011 count Karvand is the 13th largest of the 144 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 2,393 residents. Its 1341 hectares work out to about 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 971.

Getting to Karvand

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

Karvand lies about 55 km from Dhule, and the nearest railway station is Nardana, about 24 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 Karvand
Tehsil headquarters Shirpur 5.2 km
Nearest railway station Nardana 24 km
District headquarters Dhule 55 km

Villages closest to Karvand

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Karvand village had a population of 4,756. That makes it the 13th largest of the 144 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,393 residents.

Karvand village has 2,447 males and 2,309 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Karvand has about 944 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 971.

Karvand covers 1341 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Karvand falls under Shirpur tehsil of Dhule district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Karvand is Nardana, about 24 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 Karvand.

Karvand is about 55 km from Dhule in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Karvand is in Shirpur tehsil of Dhule district. Shirpur is about 5.2 km away. Nardana is about 24 km away. Dhule is about 55 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kalmasare (3.6 km), Mandal (4.0 km) and Ajande Kh (4.2 km).

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

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