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About Karath Village

Karath is one of the larger villages in Jhalod tehsil, in the district of Dohad, Gujarat. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 15,285, made up of 7,585 males and 7,700 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,015 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2006.38 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 389180, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Karath Overview

Census 2011 figures for Karath village
Description Value
State Gujarat
District Dohad
Tehsil Jhalod
Pincode 389180
Area (hectares) 2006.38 hectares
Population 15,285
Male Population 7,585
Female Population 7,700
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,015
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Karath compares

By the 2011 count Karath is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,921 residents. Its 2006.38 hectares work out to about 7.6 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 985.

Getting to Karath

Karath is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Karath as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Karath from other places

Karath lies about 21 km from Dohad, and the nearest railway station is Jekot, about 15 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 Karath
Tehsil headquarters Jhalod 11 km
Nearest town Jhālod 11 km
Nearest railway station Jekot 15 km
District headquarters Dohad 21 km

Villages closest to Karath

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

Common questions about Karath

As per the Census of India 2011, Karath village had a population of 15,285. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,921 residents.

Karath village has 7,585 males and 7,700 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Karath has about 1015 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 985.

The pincode recorded for Karath is 389180. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Karath covers 2006.38 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.6 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Karath falls under Jhalod tehsil of Dohad district in Gujarat.

The nearest railway station to Karath is Jekot, about 15 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Karath.

Karath is about 21 km from Dohad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Karath is in Jhalod tehsil of Dohad district. Jhalod is about 11 km away. Jhālod is about 11 km away. Jekot is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Limdi (1.8 km), Tandi (2.3 km) and Lilva Deva (2.5 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Karath today is likely to be higher.

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