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About Karla Village

Karla is a mid sized village in Paranda tehsil, in the district of Osmanabad, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,052, made up of 565 males and 487 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 862 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1866 hectares hectares.

Karla Overview

Census 2011 figures for Karla village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Osmanabad
Tehsil Paranda
Area (hectares) 1866 hectares
Population 1,052
Male Population 565
Female Population 487
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 862
Bus Service (public) Available within village
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 53rd largest of the 94 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,287 residents. Its 1866 hectares work out to about 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 892.

Getting to Karla

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

Karla lies about 69 km from Osmanabad, and the nearest railway station is Kem, about 30 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
Tehsil headquarters Paranda 16 km
Nearest town Karmāla 24 km
Nearest railway station Kem 30 km
District headquarters Osmanabad 69 km

Villages closest to Karla

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Paranda 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 1,052. That makes it the 53rd largest of the 94 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,287 residents.

Karla village has 565 males and 487 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Karla has about 862 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 892.

Karla covers 1866 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Karla falls under Paranda tehsil of Osmanabad district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Karla is Kem, about 30 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 Karla.

Karla is about 69 km from Osmanabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Karla is in Paranda tehsil of Osmanabad district. Paranda is about 16 km away. Karmāla is about 24 km away. Kem is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mugaon (1.5 km), Kandari (3.7 km) and Anala (3.8 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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