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About Karmala Village

Karmala is a small village in Darwha tehsil, in the district of Yavatmal, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 359, made up of 202 males and 157 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 777 females per 1000 males. The village covers 590.67 hectares hectares.

Karmala Overview

Census 2011 figures for Karmala village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Yavatmal
Tehsil Darwha
Area (hectares) 590.67 hectares
Population 359
Male Population 202
Female Population 157
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 777
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Karmala compares

By the 2011 count Karmala is the 111th largest of the 124 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,243 residents. Its 590.67 hectares work out to about 0.6 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 944.

Getting to Karmala

Karmala is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Karmala as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Karmala from other places

Karmala lies about 28 km from Yavatmal, and the nearest railway station is Ladkhed, about 10 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 Karmala
Nearest railway station Ladkhed 10 km
Tehsil headquarters Darwha 16 km
Nearest town Dārwha 16 km
District headquarters Yavatmal 28 km

Villages closest to Karmala

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Karmala village had a population of 359. That makes it the 111th largest of the 124 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,243 residents.

Karmala village has 202 males and 157 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Karmala has about 777 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 944.

Karmala covers 590.67 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Karmala falls under Darwha tehsil of Yavatmal district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Karmala is Ladkhed, about 10 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Karmala.

Karmala is about 28 km from Yavatmal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Karmala is in Darwha tehsil of Yavatmal district. Ladkhed is about 10 km away. Darwha is about 16 km away. Dārwha is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sawla (2.4 km), Sangvi (2.5 km) and Uchegaon (2.6 km).

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

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