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About Karlapada Village

Karlapada is a mid sized village in Sadar tehsil, in the district of Kalahandi, Odisha. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,137, made up of 570 males and 567 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 995 females per 1000 males. The village covers 403 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 766011, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Karlapada Overview

Census 2011 figures for Karlapada village
Description Value
State Odisha
District Kalahandi
Tehsil Sadar
Pincode 766011
Area (hectares) 403 hectares
Population 1,137
Male Population 570
Female Population 567
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 995
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Karlapada compares

By the 2011 count Karlapada is the 30th largest of the 287 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 501 residents. Its 403 hectares work out to about 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1025.

Getting to Karlapada

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

Karlapada lies about 29 km from Kalahandi, and the nearest railway station is Nuagaon, about 19 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 Karlapada
Nearest railway station Nuagaon 19 km
Tehsil headquarters Sadar 29 km
District headquarters Kalahandi 29 km
Nearest town Angul 50 km

Villages closest to Karlapada

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Karlapada village had a population of 1,137. That makes it the 30th largest of the 287 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 501 residents.

Karlapada village has 570 males and 567 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Karlapada has about 995 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1025.

The pincode recorded for Karlapada is 766011. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Karlapada covers 403 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Karlapada falls under Sadar tehsil of Kalahandi district in Odisha.

The nearest railway station to Karlapada is Nuagaon, about 19 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 village for Karlapada.

Karlapada is about 29 km from Kalahandi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Karlapada is in Sadar tehsil of Kalahandi district. Nuagaon is about 19 km away. Sadar is about 29 km away. Kalahandi is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Raksi (9.6 km), Janakpur (11 km) and Kanakpur (11 km).

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

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