At the time of the 2011 census, the taluka had a population of 254,489. Karmala taluka had a sex ratio of 918 females per 1000 males and a literacy rate of 75.52% for the population 7 years and above. 12.20% of the population is under 6 years of age. 23,199 (9.12%) live in urban areas. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes make up 13.84% and 1.70% of the population respectively.[4]