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About Kareli Village

Kareli is a mid sized village in Olpad tehsil, in the district of Surat, Gujarat. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,152, made up of 577 males and 575 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 997 females per 1000 males. The village covers 801.11 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 394530, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kareli Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kareli village
Description Value
State Gujarat
District Surat
Tehsil Olpad
Pincode 394530
Area (hectares) 801.11 hectares
Population 1,152
Male Population 577
Female Population 575
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 997
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kareli compares

By the 2011 count Kareli is the 50th largest of the 103 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,581 residents. Its 801.11 hectares work out to about 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 941.

Getting to Kareli

Kareli is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kareli 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 Kareli from other places

Kareli lies about 27 km from Olpad, and the nearest railway station is Surat, about 2.0 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 Kareli
Nearest railway station Surat 2.0 km
Nearest town Kadodara 2.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Olpad 27 km

Villages closest to Kareli

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kareli village had a population of 1,152. That makes it the 50th largest of the 103 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,581 residents.

Kareli village has 577 males and 575 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kareli has about 997 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 941.

The pincode recorded for Kareli is 394530. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kareli covers 801.11 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kareli falls under Olpad tehsil of Surat district in Gujarat.

The nearest railway station to Kareli is Surat, about 2.0 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 Kareli.

Kareli is about 27 km from Olpad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kareli is in Olpad tehsil of Surat district. Surat is about 2.0 km away. Kadodara is about 2.1 km away. Olpad is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kanad (12 km), Kathodra (12 km) and Kasad (14 km).

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

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