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About Karak Village

Karak is a small village in Kalamb tehsil, in the district of Yavatmal, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 77, made up of 40 males and 37 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 925 females per 1000 males. The village covers 290.99 hectares hectares.

Karak Overview

Census 2011 figures for Karak village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Yavatmal
Tehsil Kalamb
Area (hectares) 290.99 hectares
Population 77
Male Population 40
Female Population 37
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 925
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Karak compares

By the 2011 count Karak is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 839 residents. Its 290.99 hectares work out to about 0.3 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 957.

Getting to Karak

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

Karak lies about 23 km from Yavatmal, and the nearest railway station is Yavatmal 1, about 24 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 Karak
Tehsil headquarters Kalamb 3.9 km
District headquarters Yavatmal 23 km
Nearest town Yavatmāl 23 km
Nearest railway station Yavatmal 1 24 km

Villages closest to Karak

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Karak village had a population of 77. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 839 residents.

Karak village has 40 males and 37 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Karak has about 925 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 957.

Karak covers 290.99 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Karak falls under Kalamb tehsil of Yavatmal district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Karak is Yavatmal 1, about 24 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 km distance for Karak.

Karak is about 23 km from Yavatmal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Karak is in Kalamb tehsil of Yavatmal district. Kalamb is about 3.9 km away. Yavatmal is about 23 km away. Yavatmāl is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Rasa (under 2 km), Sarapdhari (1.8 km) and Kanholi (2.1 km).

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

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