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About Karnal Village

Karnal is one of the larger villages in Miraj tehsil, in the district of Sangli, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,878, made up of 3,036 males and 2,842 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 936 females per 1000 males. The village covers 795 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 416416, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Karnal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Karnal village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Sangli
Tehsil Miraj
Pincode 416416
Area (hectares) 795 hectares
Population 5,878
Male Population 3,036
Female Population 2,842
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 936
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Karnal compares

By the 2011 count Karnal is the 19th largest of the 64 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 5,093 residents. Its 795 hectares work out to about 7.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 941.

Getting to Karnal

Karnal is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Karnal as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Karnal from other places

Karnal lies about 6.4 km from Sangli, and the nearest railway station is Madhavnagar, about 3.2 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 Karnal
Nearest railway station Madhavnagar 3.2 km
District headquarters Sangli 6.4 km
Nearest town Sāngli 6.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Miraj 13 km

Villages closest to Karnal

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Karnal village had a population of 5,878. That makes it the 19th largest of the 64 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 5,093 residents.

Karnal village has 3,036 males and 2,842 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Karnal has about 936 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 941.

The pincode recorded for Karnal is 416416. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Karnal covers 795 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Karnal falls under Miraj tehsil of Sangli district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Karnal is Madhavnagar, about 3.2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Karnal.

Karnal is about 6.4 km from Sangli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Karnal is in Miraj tehsil of Sangli district. Madhavnagar is about 3.2 km away. Sangli is about 6.4 km away. Sāngli is about 6.4 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bisur (2.8 km), Padmale (3.1 km) and Budhgaon (4.0 km).

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

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