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About Karda Village

Karda is a large village in Risod tehsil, in the district of Washim, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,115, made up of 1,145 males and 970 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 847 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1215.4 hectares hectares.

Karda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Karda village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Washim
Tehsil Risod
Area (hectares) 1215.4 hectares
Population 2,115
Male Population 1,145
Female Population 970
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 847
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Karda compares

By the 2011 count Karda is the 30th largest of the 93 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,827 residents. Its 1215.4 hectares work out to about 1.7 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 922.

Getting to Karda

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

How far is Karda from other places

Karda lies about 39 km from Washim, and the nearest railway station is Kekatumar, 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 Karda
Tehsil headquarters Risod 6.5 km
Nearest railway station Kekatumar 35 km
District headquarters Washim 39 km

Villages closest to Karda

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Karda village had a population of 2,115. That makes it the 30th largest of the 93 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,827 residents.

Karda village has 1,145 males and 970 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Karda has about 847 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 922.

Karda covers 1215.4 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Karda falls under Risod tehsil of Washim district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Karda is Kekatumar, 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 5 - 10 km distance for Karda.

Karda is about 39 km from Washim in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Karda is in Risod tehsil of Washim district. Risod is about 6.5 km away. Kekatumar is about 35 km away. Washim is about 39 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Khadki Sadar (2.6 km), Mothegaon (2.9 km) and Palaskhed (4.2 km).

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

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