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About Karul Village

Karul is a mid sized village in Vaibhavvadi tehsil, in the district of Sindhudurg, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,058, made up of 505 males and 553 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,095 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1531 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 416810, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Karul Overview

Census 2011 figures for Karul village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Sindhudurg
Tehsil Vaibhavvadi
Pincode 416810
Area (hectares) 1531 hectares
Population 1,058
Male Population 505
Female Population 553
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,095
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 12th largest of the 59 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 743 residents. Its 1531 hectares work out to about 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1159.

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 Gadmath, Ghanegadwadi, Het and Jambhavade. 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 1,058. That makes it the 12th largest of the 59 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 743 residents.

Karul village has 505 males and 553 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Karul has about 1095 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1159.

The pincode recorded for Karul is 416810. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Karul covers 1531 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Karul falls under Vaibhavvadi tehsil of Sindhudurg 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 Vaibhavvadi tehsil of Sindhudurg 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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