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About Karna Village

Karna is a mid sized village in Mukhed tehsil, in the district of Nanded, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,794, made up of 949 males and 845 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 890 females per 1000 males. The village covers 777.79 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 431715, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Karna Overview

Census 2011 figures for Karna village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Nanded
Tehsil Mukhed
Pincode 431715
Area (hectares) 777.79 hectares
Population 1,794
Male Population 949
Female Population 845
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 890
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Karna compares

By the 2011 count Karna is the 57th largest of the 150 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,768 residents. Its 777.79 hectares work out to about 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 935.

Getting to Karna

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

Karna lies about 53 km from Nanded, and the nearest railway station is Karkheli, about 38 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 Karna
Nearest town Mukher 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Mukhed 33 km
Nearest railway station Karkheli 38 km
District headquarters Nanded 53 km

Villages closest to Karna

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Karna village had a population of 1,794. That makes it the 57th largest of the 150 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,768 residents.

Karna village has 949 males and 845 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Karna has about 890 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 935.

The pincode recorded for Karna is 431715. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Karna covers 777.79 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Karna falls under Mukhed tehsil of Nanded district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Karna is Karkheli, about 38 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 10+ km distance for Karna.

Karna is about 53 km from Nanded in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Karna is in Mukhed tehsil of Nanded district. Mukher is about 11 km away. Mukhed is about 33 km away. Karkheli 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 Kolgaon (3.4 km), Chandola (3.5 km) and Salagara Bk (4.7 km).

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

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