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About Karli Village

Karli is a mid sized village in Karanja tehsil, in the district of Washim, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 692, made up of 347 males and 345 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 994 females per 1000 males. The village covers 622.49 hectares hectares.

Karli Overview

Census 2011 figures for Karli village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Washim
Tehsil Karanja
Area (hectares) 622.49 hectares
Population 692
Male Population 347
Female Population 345
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 994
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Karli compares

By the 2011 count Karli is the 79th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,090 residents. Its 622.49 hectares work out to about 1.1 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, well above the tehsil average of 935.

Getting to Karli

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

Karli lies about 68 km from Washim, and the nearest railway station is Somthan, 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 Karli
Nearest railway station Somthan 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Karanja 13 km
Nearest town Kāranja 13 km
District headquarters Washim 68 km

Villages closest to Karli

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Karli village had a population of 692. That makes it the 79th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,090 residents.

Karli village has 347 males and 345 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Karli has about 994 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 935.

Karli covers 622.49 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Karli falls under Karanja tehsil of Washim district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Karli is Somthan, 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 10+ km distance for Karli.

Karli is about 68 km from Washim in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Karli is in Karanja tehsil of Washim district. Somthan is about 12 km away. Karanja is about 13 km away. Kāranja is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Yawardi (under 2 km), Alimardapur (2.1 km) and Nimbha Jahangir (3.3 km).

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

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