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About Karul Village

Karul is a mid sized village in Guhagar tehsil, in the district of Ratnagiri, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 775, made up of 348 males and 427 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,227 females per 1000 males. The village covers 307.46 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 415719, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Karul Overview

Census 2011 figures for Karul village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Ratnagiri
Tehsil Guhagar
Pincode 415719
Area (hectares) 307.46 hectares
Population 775
Male Population 348
Female Population 427
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,227
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Karul compares

By the 2011 count Karul is the 66th largest of the 121 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,005 residents. Its 307.46 hectares work out to about 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1367.

Getting to Karul

Karul is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Karul 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 Jambhari, Jamsut, Janavale and Kajurlee. 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 Karul

As per the Census of India 2011, Karul village had a population of 775. That makes it the 66th largest of the 121 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,005 residents.

Karul village has 348 males and 427 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Karul has about 1227 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1367.

The pincode recorded for Karul is 415719. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Karul covers 307.46 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Karul falls under Guhagar tehsil of Ratnagiri district in Maharashtra.

The census record for Karul 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 Karul.

Karul is in Guhagar tehsil of Ratnagiri 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 Karul today is likely to be higher.

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