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About Karol Village

Karol is a mid sized village in Mokhada tehsil, in the district of Thane, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 945, made up of 476 males and 469 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 985 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1009 hectares hectares.

Karol Overview

Census 2011 figures for Karol village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Thane
Tehsil Mokhada
Area (hectares) 1009 hectares
Population 945
Male Population 476
Female Population 469
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 985
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Karol compares

By the 2011 count Karol is the 35th largest of the 59 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,414 residents. Its 1009 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, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1002.

Getting to Karol

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

Karol lies about 81 km from Thane, and the nearest railway station is Kasara, about 10 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 Karol
Nearest town Igatpuri 10 km
Nearest railway station Kasara 10 km
Tehsil headquarters Mokhada 26 km
District headquarters Thane 81 km

Villages closest to Karol

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Karol village had a population of 945. That makes it the 35th largest of the 59 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,414 residents.

Karol village has 476 males and 469 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Karol has about 985 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1002.

Karol covers 1009 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.

Karol falls under Mokhada tehsil of Thane district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Karol is Kasara, about 10 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 Karol.

Karol is about 81 km from Thane in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Karol is in Mokhada tehsil of Thane district. Igatpuri is about 10 km away. Kasara is about 10 km away. Mokhada is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Karegaon (2.4 km), Kochale (5.3 km) and Wakadpada (5.8 km).

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

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