About Karkamb Village

Karkamb is one of the larger villages in Pandharpur tehsil, in the district of Solapur, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 17,456, made up of 9,073 males and 8,383 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 924 females per 1000 males. The village covers 6211 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 413302, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Karkamb Overview

Census 2011 figures for Karkamb village
Description	Value
State	Maharashtra
District	Solapur
Tehsil	Pandharpur
Pincode	413302
Area (hectares)	6211 hectares
Population	17,456
Male Population	9,073
Female Population	8,383
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	924
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Karkamb compares

By the 2011 count Karkamb is the largest village in the tehsil by population, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 3,434 residents. Its 6211 hectares work out to about 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 910.

Getting to Karkamb

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

Karkamb lies about 69 km from Solapur, and the nearest railway station is Ashti, about 12 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 Karkamb
Nearest railway station	Ashti	12 km
Tehsil headquarters	Pandharpur	21 km
District headquarters	Solapur	69 km

Villages closest to Karkamb

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Karkamb village had a population of 17,456. That makes it the largest village in the tehsil by population, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,434 residents.

Karkamb village has 9,073 males and 8,383 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Karkamb has about 924 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 910.

The pincode recorded for Karkamb is 413302. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Karkamb covers 6211 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Karkamb falls under Pandharpur tehsil of Solapur district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Karkamb is Ashti, about 12 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 village for Karkamb.

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

Karkamb is in Pandharpur tehsil of Solapur district. Ashti is about 12 km away. Pandharpur is about 21 km away. Solapur is about 69 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.