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About Karutha Village

Karutha is a mid sized village in Mandvi tehsil, in the district of Surat, Gujarat. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 780, made up of 392 males and 388 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 990 females per 1000 males. The village covers 398.1 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 394160, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Karutha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Karutha village
Description Value
State Gujarat
District Surat
Tehsil Mandvi
Pincode 394160
Area (hectares) 398.1 hectares
Population 780
Male Population 392
Female Population 388
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 990
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Karutha compares

By the 2011 count Karutha is the 86th largest of the 133 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,336 residents. Its 398.1 hectares work out to about 2.0 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, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1012.

Getting to Karutha

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

Karutha lies about 64 km from Surat, and the nearest railway station is Umarpada, about 16 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 Karutha
Tehsil headquarters Mandvi 15 km
Nearest railway station Umarpada 16 km
Nearest town Songadh 21 km
District headquarters Surat 64 km

Villages closest to Karutha

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Karutha village had a population of 780. That makes it the 86th largest of the 133 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,336 residents.

Karutha village has 392 males and 388 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Karutha has about 990 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1012.

The pincode recorded for Karutha is 394160. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Karutha covers 398.1 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Karutha falls under Mandvi tehsil of Surat district in Gujarat.

The nearest railway station to Karutha is Umarpada, about 16 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 Karutha.

Karutha is about 64 km from Surat in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Karutha is in Mandvi tehsil of Surat district. Mandvi is about 15 km away. Umarpada is about 16 km away. Songadh is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Picharvan (9.3 km), Moti Cher (10 km) and Ghantoli (12 km).

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

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