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About Karpa Village

Karpa is a mid sized village in Manora tehsil, in the district of Washim, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,897, made up of 988 males and 909 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 920 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1397.11 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 444403, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Karpa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Karpa village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Washim
Tehsil Manora
Pincode 444403
Area (hectares) 1397.11 hectares
Population 1,897
Male Population 988
Female Population 909
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 920
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Karpa compares

By the 2011 count Karpa is the 23rd largest of the 111 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,402 residents. Its 1397.11 hectares work out to about 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 936.

Getting to Karpa

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

Karpa lies about 38 km from Washim, and the nearest railway station is Warudkhed, about 27 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 Karpa
Tehsil headquarters Manora 8.2 km
Nearest town Mangrūl Pīr 22 km
Nearest railway station Warudkhed 27 km
District headquarters Washim 38 km

Villages closest to Karpa

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Karpa village had a population of 1,897. That makes it the 23rd largest of the 111 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,402 residents.

Karpa village has 988 males and 909 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Karpa has about 920 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 936.

The pincode recorded for Karpa is 444403. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Karpa covers 1397.11 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Karpa falls under Manora tehsil of Washim district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Karpa is Warudkhed, about 27 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 Karpa.

Karpa is about 38 km from Washim in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Karpa is in Manora tehsil of Washim district. Manora is about 8.2 km away. Mangrūl Pīr is about 22 km away. Warudkhed is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Vilegaon (2.8 km), Pimpri (3.1 km) and Girat (3.8 km).

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

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