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About Karela Village

Karela is a mid sized village in Lakhtar tehsil, in the district of Surendranagar, Gujarat. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,825, made up of 936 males and 889 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 950 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1923.78 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 363115, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Karela Overview

Census 2011 figures for Karela village
Description Value
State Gujarat
District Surendranagar
Tehsil Lakhtar
Pincode 363115
Area (hectares) 1923.78 hectares
Population 1,825
Male Population 936
Female Population 889
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 950
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Karela compares

By the 2011 count Karela is the 10th largest of the 43 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,758 residents. Its 1923.78 hectares work out to about 0.9 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, much in line with the tehsil average of 941.

Getting to Karela

Karela is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Karela 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. The nearest villages by name are Ingrodi, Jyotipura, Kadu and Kalam. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Karela

As per the Census of India 2011, Karela village had a population of 1,825. That makes it the 10th largest of the 43 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,758 residents.

Karela village has 936 males and 889 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Karela has about 950 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 941.

The pincode recorded for Karela is 363115. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Karela covers 1923.78 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Karela falls under Lakhtar tehsil of Surendranagar district in Gujarat.

The census record for Karela notes the nearest railway station 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 Karela.

Karela is in Lakhtar tehsil of Surendranagar district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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