About Karkal Village

Karkal is a large village in Solapur South tehsil, in the district of Solapur, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,344, made up of 1,213 males and 1,131 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 932 females per 1000 males. The village covers 926 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 413221, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Karkal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Karkal village
Description	Value
State	Maharashtra
District	Solapur
Tehsil	Solapur South
Pincode	413221
Area (hectares)	926 hectares
Population	2,344
Male Population	1,213
Female Population	1,131
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	932
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Karkal compares

By the 2011 count Karkal is the 38th largest of the 91 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,867 residents. Its 926 hectares work out to about 2.5 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 934.

Getting to Karkal

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

Karkal lies about 34 km from Solapur, and the nearest railway station is Tadwal, about 22 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 Karkal
Nearest railway station	Tadwal	22 km
Nearest town	Indi	32 km
Tehsil headquarters	Solapur South	34 km
District headquarters	Solapur	34 km

Villages closest to Karkal

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Solapur South 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 Karkal

As per the Census of India 2011, Karkal village had a population of 2,344. That makes it the 38th largest of the 91 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,867 residents.

Karkal village has 1,213 males and 1,131 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Karkal has about 932 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 934.

The pincode recorded for Karkal is 413221. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Karkal covers 926 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Karkal falls under Solapur South tehsil of Solapur district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Karkal is Tadwal, about 22 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 Karkal.

Karkal is about 34 km from Solapur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Karkal is in Solapur South tehsil of Solapur district. Tadwal is about 22 km away. Indi is about 32 km away. Solapur South is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.