# Karla Village, Anjangaon Surji, Amravati (Maharashtra) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/amravati/anjangaon-surji/karla/ Village · Anjangaon Surji, Amravati # Karla Karla is a village in Anjangaon Surji sub-district of Amravati district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **2,559 people in 608 households**, the 9th largest of 105 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 89.3%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 88.4%. - 2,559people (2011) - 608households - 89.3%literacy - 968females per 1,000 males ## Karla PIN code and other codes Karla falls in Anjangaon Surji sub-district, Amravati district, Maharashtra. - Community development blockAnjangaon Surji - Census village code531735 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Karla from nearby towns? - Anjangaon Surji (sub-district HQ)15 km by road - Amravati (district HQ)75 km by road - Anjangaon (nearest town)15 km by road Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## What facilities are there in Karla? 20 services counted by the Census are inside Karla; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Cooperative bankIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree college10+ km · Anjangaon - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Amravati - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)16 h summer · 16 h winter Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Karla known for? The main crops are **moong, gram and banana**. About 92% of the 548 hectares of village land is sown, and 462 hectares are irrigated. Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Homes and amenities in Karla Of every 100 households in Karla in 2011, 79 had electricity, 51 a toilet at home and 12 cooked with LPG; 32 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Karla · ■ Anjangaon Surji rural average Electricity for lighting ****79%** **75% Toilet within the home ****51%** **42% No toilet (open defecation) ****49%** **56% Tap water ****97%** **92% Drinking water within premises ****71%** **56% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****12%** **9% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****87%** **89% Use banking services ****62%** **64% Television ****37%** **34% Mobile phone ****32%** **31% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****8%** **10% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****44%** **42% Own their home ****96%** **94% Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## What is the population of Karla? ■ Karla · ■ Anjangaon Surji rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****89.3%** **88.4% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****968** **948 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****965** **926 Working population ****52.0%** **48.1% ### Women and men Literacy is 93.5% for men and 85.0% for women. 64% of men and 39% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 285 (21%) · **■** Farm labourers 629 (47%) · **■** Household industry 31 (2%) · **■** Other work 118 (9%) · **■** Marginal 267 (20%) Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Other villages of similar size in Anjangaon Surji - Kasbegavhan3,648 people - Takarkheda More3,561 people - Chausala3,411 people - Vihigaon Bk.2,939 people - Nimkhed Bajar2,344 people - Dhanegaon2,269 people - Chincholi Bk.2,233 people - Gavandgaon Bk2,175 people [All 127 villages in Anjangaon Surji](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/amravati/anjangaon-surji/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Karla from Amravati?75 km by road - What is the population of Karla?2,559 (Census 2011) - Which district is Karla in?Amravati district (Anjangaon Surji sub-district), Maharashtra - What is the literacy rate of Karla?89.3% (Census 2011)