About Karakwal Village

Karakwal is a mid sized village in Merta tehsil, in the district of Nagaur, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 981, made up of 492 males and 489 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 994 females per 1000 males. The village covers 375 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 341510, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Karakwal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Karakwal village
Description	Value
State	Rajasthan
District	Nagaur
Tehsil	Merta
Pincode	341510
Area (hectares)	375 hectares
Population	981
Male Population	492
Female Population	489
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	994
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Karakwal compares

By the 2011 count Karakwal is the 100th largest of the 197 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,565 residents. Its 375 hectares work out to about 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 958.

Getting to Karakwal

Karakwal is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Karakwal 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Karakwal from other places

Karakwal lies about 67 km from Nagaur, and the nearest railway station is Merta City, about 7.3 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 Karakwal
Nearest railway station	Merta City	7.3 km
Tehsil headquarters	Merta	7.6 km
District headquarters	Nagaur	67 km

Villages closest to Karakwal

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

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Common questions about Karakwal

As per the Census of India 2011, Karakwal village had a population of 981. That makes it the 100th largest of the 197 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,565 residents.

Karakwal village has 492 males and 489 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Karakwal has about 994 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 958.

The pincode recorded for Karakwal is 341510. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Karakwal covers 375 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Karakwal falls under Merta tehsil of Nagaur district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Karakwal is Merta City, about 7.3 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 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 Karakwal.

Karakwal is about 67 km from Nagaur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Karakwal is in Merta tehsil of Nagaur district. Merta City is about 7.3 km away. Merta is about 7.6 km away. Nagaur is about 67 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.