About Karkala Village

Karkala is a mid sized village in Umri tehsil, in the district of Nanded, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 574, made up of 289 males and 285 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 986 females per 1000 males. The village covers 173 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 431807, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Karkala Overview

Census 2011 figures for Karkala village
Description	Value
State	Maharashtra
District	Nanded
Tehsil	Umri
Pincode	431807
Area (hectares)	173 hectares
Population	574
Male Population	289
Female Population	285
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	986
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Karkala compares

By the 2011 count Karkala is the 56th largest of the 64 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,323 residents. Its 173 hectares work out to about 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 955.

Getting to Karkala

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

Karkala lies about 42 km from Nanded, and the nearest railway station is Bolsa, about 6.8 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 Karkala
Nearest railway station	Bolsa	6.8 km
Tehsil headquarters	Umri	8.8 km
Nearest town	Dharmābād	22 km
District headquarters	Nanded	42 km

Villages closest to Karkala

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

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Common questions about Karkala

As per the Census of India 2011, Karkala village had a population of 574. That makes it the 56th largest of the 64 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,323 residents.

Karkala village has 289 males and 285 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Karkala has about 986 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 955.

The pincode recorded for Karkala is 431807. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Karkala covers 173 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Karkala falls under Umri tehsil of Nanded district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Karkala is Bolsa, about 6.8 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 Karkala.

Karkala is about 42 km from Nanded in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Karkala is in Umri tehsil of Nanded district. Bolsa is about 6.8 km away. Umri is about 8.8 km away. Dharmābād is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.