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About Karchala Village

Karchala is a mid sized village in Junagarh tehsil, in the district of Kalahandi, Odisha. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,643, made up of 825 males and 818 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 992 females per 1000 males. The village covers 429 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 766023, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Karchala Overview

Census 2011 figures for Karchala village
Description Value
State Odisha
District Kalahandi
Tehsil Junagarh
Pincode 766023
Area (hectares) 429 hectares
Population 1,643
Male Population 825
Female Population 818
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 992
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Karchala compares

By the 2011 count Karchala is the 22nd largest of the 120 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,047 residents. Its 429 hectares work out to about 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 1002.

Getting to Karchala

Karchala is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Karchala as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Kandhabramhaniguda, Kandhasargiguda, Kandulbandh and Kandulguda. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Karchala

As per the Census of India 2011, Karchala village had a population of 1,643. That makes it the 22nd largest of the 120 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,047 residents.

Karchala village has 825 males and 818 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Karchala has about 992 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 1002.

The pincode recorded for Karchala is 766023. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Karchala covers 429 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Karchala falls under Junagarh tehsil of Kalahandi district in Odisha.

The census record for Karchala notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Karchala.

Karchala is in Junagarh tehsil of Kalahandi district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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