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About Karel Village

Karel is a small village in Rajapur tehsil, in the district of Ratnagiri, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 163, made up of 67 males and 96 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,433 females per 1000 males. The village covers 202.38 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 416702, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Karel Overview

Census 2011 figures for Karel village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Ratnagiri
Tehsil Rajapur
Pincode 416702
Area (hectares) 202.38 hectares
Population 163
Male Population 67
Female Population 96
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,433
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Karel compares

By the 2011 count Karel is the 215th largest of the 229 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 665 residents. Its 202.38 hectares work out to about 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1229.

Getting to Karel

Karel is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Karel as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Kalakawadi, Kaneri, Kaneriwadi and Karak. 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 Karel

As per the Census of India 2011, Karel village had a population of 163. That makes it the 215th largest of the 229 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 665 residents.

Karel village has 67 males and 96 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Karel has about 1433 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1229.

The pincode recorded for Karel is 416702. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Karel covers 202.38 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Karel falls under Rajapur tehsil of Ratnagiri district in Maharashtra.

The census record for Karel notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Karel.

Karel is in Rajapur 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 Karel today is likely to be higher.

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