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About Karkhel Village

Karkhel is a large village in Baramati tehsil, in the district of Pune, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,590, made up of 1,312 males and 1,278 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 974 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1388 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 413102, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Karkhel Overview

Census 2011 figures for Karkhel village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Pune
Tehsil Baramati
Pincode 413102
Area (hectares) 1388 hectares
Population 2,590
Male Population 1,312
Female Population 1,278
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 974
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Karkhel compares

By the 2011 count Karkhel is the 45th largest of the 115 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 3,084 residents. Its 1388 hectares work out to about 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 936.

Getting to Karkhel

Karkhel is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Karkhel 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Karkhel from other places

Karkhel lies about 72 km from Pune, and the nearest railway station is Sirsuphal, about 8.2 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 Karkhel
Nearest railway station Sirsuphal 8.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Baramati 18 km
Nearest town Bārāmati 18 km
District headquarters Pune 72 km

Villages closest to Karkhel

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Karkhel village had a population of 2,590. That makes it the 45th largest of the 115 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,084 residents.

Karkhel village has 1,312 males and 1,278 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Karkhel has about 974 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 936.

The pincode recorded for Karkhel is 413102. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Karkhel covers 1388 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Karkhel falls under Baramati tehsil of Pune district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Karkhel is Sirsuphal, about 8.2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Karkhel.

Karkhel is about 72 km from Pune in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Karkhel is in Baramati tehsil of Pune district. Sirsuphal is about 8.2 km away. Baramati is about 18 km away. Bārāmati is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jalgaon Kade Pathar (7.2 km), Jalgaon Supe (7.3 km) and Karhati (8.6 km).

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

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