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About Karla Village

Karla is a mid sized village in Tuljapur tehsil, in the district of Osmanabad, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,875, made up of 1,000 males and 875 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 875 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1532 hectares hectares.

Karla Overview

Census 2011 figures for Karla village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Osmanabad
Tehsil Tuljapur
Area (hectares) 1532 hectares
Population 1,875
Male Population 1,000
Female Population 875
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 875
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 38th largest of the 120 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,845 residents. Its 1532 hectares work out to about 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 926.

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 28 km from Osmanabad, and the nearest railway station is Dharashiv, about 35 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 Tuljapur 15 km
Nearest town Tuljāpur 15 km
District headquarters Osmanabad 28 km
Nearest railway station Dharashiv 35 km

Villages closest to Karla

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Tuljapur 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 1,875. That makes it the 38th largest of the 120 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,845 residents.

Karla village has 1,000 males and 875 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Karla has about 875 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 926.

Karla covers 1532 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Karla falls under Tuljapur tehsil of Osmanabad district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Karla is Dharashiv, about 35 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 28 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 Tuljapur tehsil of Osmanabad district. Tuljapur is about 15 km away. Tuljāpur is about 15 km away. Osmanabad is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Wanegaon (2.9 km), Jawalga Mesai (3.3 km) and Khandala (4.7 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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