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Village snapshot
Quick panchayat-at-a-glance
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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
indubai gaikwadd
Contact: 98****4578
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- LGD code
- 544949
- Pincode
- 431807
- Post office
- Umari
- Population
- 574
- Households
- 113
- Literacy rate
- 76.7%
- Sex ratio
- 986 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 267
- Distance to district centre
- 54 km
- Distance to mandal centre
- 93 km
- Distance to Mumbai
- 502 km
- Distance to Hyderabad
- 196 km
- Nearest railway station
- Bolsa · 7 km
- Nearest hospital / PHC
- Rural Hospital, Umari · 8 km
जनगणना 2011 · तुलनेत
करकला ची तुलना
By population, Karkala ranks #54 of 62 villages in Umri mandal.
Literacy rate
%
76.7%
+16.6% vs mandal average
Karkala76.7%
Umri mandal60.1%
Nanded district65.1%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
986
+26 vs mandal average
Karkala986
Umri mandal960
Household size
people per home
5.1
+0.1 vs mandal average
Karkala5.1
Umri mandal5.0
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
करकला एका दृष्टिक्षेपात
करकला हे महाराष्ट्रच्या नांदेड जिल्ह्यातील उमरी तालुकामधील 574 लोकसंख्येचे 113 कुटुंबांत (जनगणना 2011) गाव आहे, जे उमरी तालुकामधील 62 गावांत 54वे मोठे आहे. साक्षरता 77% आहे, तालुका सरासरी 60% पेक्षा 17 गुण जास्त आणि लिंग गुणोत्तर दर 1,000 पुरुषांमागे 986 स्त्रिया. हे नांदेड जिल्हा केंद्रापासून 54 किमी, जवळचे शहर Naigaonपासून 18 किमी, Bolsa रेल्वे स्थानकापासून 7 किमी आहे (सरळ रेषेतील अंतर). पिनकोड 431807 आहे, Umari पोस्ट ऑफिसद्वारे; एलजीडी गाव कोड 544949 आहे. जवळचे रुग्णालय Rural Hospital, Umari, 8 किमी अंतरावर. सरपंच indubai gaikwadd आहेत; गाव Pusad विधानसभा मतदारसंघात येते, आमदार Indranil Manohar Naik. 2026 मध्ये अंदाजे लोकसंख्या 677, 2011 पेक्षा 18% जास्त.
ग्रामपंचायत: Karkala →
जवळच्या गावांची तुलना
शेजारी तुलना →| गाव | लोकसंख्या | साक्षरता | अंतर |
|---|---|---|---|
| करकला · हे गाव | 574 | 77% | — |
| Nimtek · Umri | 1,126 | 58% | 1.9 किमी NE |
| Borjuni · Umri | 1,274 | 58% | 2.3 किमी W |
| Hassa · Umri | 988 | 60% | 4.2 किमी S |
| Pimpalgaon · Naigaon (Khairgaon) | 1,808 | 54% | 4.6 किमी E |
| Miyadadpur · Umri | 170 | 67% | 5.3 किमी NW |
| Atala · Dharmabad | 2,001 | 70% | 5.5 किमी SE |
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · करकला
- Treated tap water
- Yes
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- No
- Tube well / borewell
- Yes
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- Yes
- Power hours (summer)
- 16
- Power hours (winter)
- 16
- Primary school
- 1
- Middle school
- 0
- 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
- No
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- Peth Umri
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 10
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 57
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 10
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Total area (ha)
- 173
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 120
- Forest area (ha)
- 20
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · करकला
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
मुख्य माहिती — करकला
- LGD code
- 544949
- Pincode
- 431807
- Post office
- Umari
- Population (Census 2011)
- 574
- Population (projected 2026)
- 677
- Households
- 113
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 986
- Literacy rate
- 76.7%
- Coordinates
- 18.96070°N, 77.65578°E
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Yavatmal-Washim
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Pusad
- Member of Parliament
- Sanjay Deshmukh
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Indranil Manohar Naik
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- indubai gaikwadd
- Block / Mandal
- Umri
- Nearest bank
- State bank of India, Shembal Pimpri. (85.2 km)
जाण्याचा मार्ग
करकला ला कसे जायचे
शहरांपासूनचे अंतर · सरळ रेषा
- Mumbai502 kmcapital
- Hyderabad196 km
- Bengaluru666 km
- Chennai711 km
प्रकारानुसार जवळचे · प्रदेशात कुठेही
- Railway stationBolsa7 km
- Hospital / PHCRural Hospital, Umari8 km
- ATM / bankBank of Maharashtra, Sagroli Branch31 km
- Petrol pumpHP35 km
- CollegeUshodaya Mahila Junior College42 km
- Police stationPolice Station36 km
तोच पिनकोड
Villages sharing pincode 431807
करकला जवळची गावे
उमरी मंडळ मधील इतर गावे
View all 60+ →- Talegaon
- Gortha
- Sindhi
- Dhanora Bk.
- Golegaon
- Bitnal
- Shelgaon
- Hunda (Patti Ganga)
- Karla
- Ijjatgaon
- Balegaon
- Bolsa Bk
- Kudla
- Somthana P.U.
- Dholumri
- Bolsa (Gangapatti)
- Chinchala Patti Umri
- Waghalwada
- Shirur
- Nagthana Bk.
- Manur
- Waghala
- Bothi
- Kalgaon
- Hangiraga
- Beldara
- Abdulapur
- Borjuni
- Rahati Kh.
- Mokhandi (Jagir)
- Mandala
- Ilegaon P. G.
- Bhayegaon
- Nimtek
- Jamgaon
- Bijegaon
Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-09-23
- Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records, 2026-05-14
- Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-24
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)