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- LGD code
- 534075
- Pincode
- 442001
- Post office
- Indira Market-Wardha
- Population
- 1,158
- Households
- 291
- Literacy rate
- 74.1%
- Sex ratio
- 908 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 595
- Distance to district centre
- 144 km
- Distance to mandal centre
- 127 km
- Distance to Mumbai
- 443 km
- Distance to Hyderabad
- 377 km
- Nearest railway station
- Amanwadi · 22 km
- Nearest hospital / PHC
- Government Hospital · 15 km
Census 2011 · in context
How Karla compares
By population, Karla ranks #42 of 148 villages in Wardha mandal.
Literacy rate
%
74.1%
−2.2% vs mandal average
Karla74.1%
Wardha mandal76.3%
Wardha district78.4%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
908
−35 vs mandal average
Karla908
Wardha mandal943
Household size
people per home
4.0
−0.2 vs mandal average
Karla4.0
Wardha mandal4.2
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Karla at a glance
Karla is a village of 1,158 people in 291 households (Census 2011) in Wardha taluka, Wardha district, Maharashtra, the 42nd-largest of 148 villages in Wardha taluka. Literacy is 74%, 2 points below the taluka average of 76% and the sex ratio is 908 women per 1,000 men. It lies 144 km from the Wardha district centre, 27 km from Ghatnandra, the nearest town, 22 km from Amanwadi railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 442001, served by Indira Market-Wardha post office; the LGD village code is 534075. The nearest hospital or health centre is Government Hospital, 15 km away. The village votes in Ralegaon assembly constituency, represented by MLA Prof. Dr. Ashok Ramaji Wooike. The population is estimated at 1,365 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Karla
- Treated tap water
- Yes
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- Yes
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- Yes
- Power hours (summer)
- 18
- Power hours (winter)
- 18
- Primary school
- 2
- Middle school
- 1
- Secondary school
- 0
- Senior secondary
- 0
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 0
- Health sub-centre
- 0
- Community health centre
- 0
- Dispensary
- 0
- Veterinary hospital
- 0
- Post office
- No
- Sub post office
- No
- Commercial bank
- No
- Cooperative bank
- No
- ATM
- No
- Public bus service
- Yes
- Private bus service
- No
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- Yes
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- Yes
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- WARDHA
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 5
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 5
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 5
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Total area (ha)
- 270.61
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 111.407
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
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Key facts — Karla
- LGD code
- 534075
- Pincode
- 442001
- Post office
- Indira Market-Wardha
- Population (Census 2011)
- 1,158
- Population (projected 2026)
- 1,365
- Households
- 291
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 908
- Literacy rate
- 74.1%
- Coordinates
- 20.40665°N, 76.86468°E
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Yavatmal-Washim
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Ralegaon
- Member of Parliament
- Sanjay Deshmukh
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Prof. Dr. Ashok Ramaji Wooike
- Block / Mandal
- Wardha
Getting there
How to reach Karla
Distance to cities · straight line
- Mumbai443 kmcapital
- Hyderabad377 km
- Bengaluru830 km
- Chennai891 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
- Railway stationAmanwadi22 km
- Hospital / PHCGovernment Hospital15 km
- ATM / bankState Bank of India35 km
- Petrol pumpBharat Petroleum30 km
- CollegeShahbabu High School & Jr. College10 km
- Police stationCity Kotwali36 km
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- Pujai
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Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-09-23
- Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-25
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)