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About Karale Village

Karale is a mid sized village in Patan tehsil, in the district of Satara, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 913, made up of 471 males and 442 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 938 females per 1000 males. The village covers 680.38 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 415112, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Karale Overview

Census 2011 figures for Karale village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Satara
Tehsil Patan
Pincode 415112
Area (hectares) 680.38 hectares
Population 913
Male Population 471
Female Population 442
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 938
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Karale compares

By the 2011 count Karale is the 105th largest of the 327 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 859 residents. Its 680.38 hectares work out to about 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1089.

Getting to Karale

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

Karale lies about 66 km from Satara, and the nearest railway station is Shenoli, about 35 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 Karale
Nearest town Shahuwadi 21 km
Tehsil headquarters Patan 31 km
Nearest railway station Shenoli 35 km
District headquarters Satara 66 km

Villages closest to Karale

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Karale village had a population of 913. That makes it the 105th largest of the 327 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 859 residents.

Karale village has 471 males and 442 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Karale has about 938 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1089.

The pincode recorded for Karale is 415112. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Karale covers 680.38 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Karale falls under Patan tehsil of Satara district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Karale is Shenoli, about 35 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 Karale.

Karale is about 66 km from Satara in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Karale is in Patan tehsil of Satara district. Shahuwadi is about 21 km away. Patan is about 31 km away. Shenoli is about 35 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dhadamwadi (1.7 km), Girewadi (1.9 km) and Virewadi (1.9 km).

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

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