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About Karla Village

Karla is a small village in Katol tehsil, in the district of Nagpur, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 447, made up of 221 males and 226 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,023 females per 1000 males. The village covers 420.25 hectares hectares.

Karla Overview

Census 2011 figures for Karla village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Nagpur
Tehsil Katol
Area (hectares) 420.25 hectares
Population 447
Male Population 221
Female Population 226
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,023
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 Karla compares

By the 2011 count Karla is the 79th largest of the 143 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 764 residents. Its 420.25 hectares work out to about 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 954.

Getting to Karla

Karla is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Karla 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 Karla from other places

Karla lies about 56 km from Nagpur, and the nearest railway station is Kalambha, about 3.4 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 Karla
Nearest railway station Kalambha 3.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Katol 5.4 km
Nearest town Kātol 5.4 km
District headquarters Nagpur 56 km

Villages closest to Karla

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Karla village had a population of 447. That makes it the 79th largest of the 143 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 764 residents.

Karla village has 221 males and 226 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Karla has about 1023 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 954.

Karla covers 420.25 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Karla falls under Katol tehsil of Nagpur district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Karla is Kalambha, about 3.4 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 10+ km distance for Karla.

Karla is about 56 km from Nagpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Karla is in Katol tehsil of Nagpur district. Kalambha is about 3.4 km away. Katol is about 5.4 km away. Kātol is about 5.4 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Wadhona (under 2 km), Harankhuri (1.8 km) and Panwadi (2.0 km).

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

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