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About Karda Village

Karda is one of the larger villages in Raniwara tehsil, in the district of Jalor, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 6,972, made up of 3,656 males and 3,316 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 907 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2880 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 343040, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Karda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Karda village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Jalor
Tehsil Raniwara
Pincode 343040
Area (hectares) 2880 hectares
Population 6,972
Male Population 3,656
Female Population 3,316
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 907
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Karda compares

By the 2011 count Karda is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,180 residents. Its 2880 hectares work out to about 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 943.

Getting to Karda

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

Karda lies about 73 km from Jalor, and the nearest railway station is Marwar Kori, about 18 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 Karda
Nearest railway station Marwar Kori 18 km
Tehsil headquarters Raniwara 20 km
Nearest town Bhīnmāl 21 km
District headquarters Jalor 73 km

Villages closest to Karda

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Karda village had a population of 6,972. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,180 residents.

Karda village has 3,656 males and 3,316 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Karda has about 907 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 943.

The pincode recorded for Karda is 343040. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Karda covers 2880 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Karda falls under Raniwara tehsil of Jalor district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Karda is Marwar Kori, about 18 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 Karda.

Karda is about 73 km from Jalor in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Karda is in Raniwara tehsil of Jalor district. Marwar Kori is about 18 km away. Raniwara is about 20 km away. Bhīnmāl is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhapri (2.3 km), Dantwara (3.7 km) and Chatwara (5.8 km).

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

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