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- LGD code
- 518665
- Pincode
- 389320
- Post office
- Derol R S
- Population
- 2,205
- Households
- 451
- Literacy rate
- 60.3%
- Sex ratio
- 974 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 1,282
- Distance to district centre
- 232 km
- Distance to mandal centre
- 259 km
- Distance to Gandhinagar
- 157 km
- Distance to Mumbai
- 536 km
- Nearest railway station
- Kotana · 37 km
- Nearest hospital / PHC
- Dhansham Clinic · 8 km
Census 2011 · in context
How Karada compares
By population, Karada ranks #33 of 67 villages in Kalol mandal.
Literacy rate
%
60.3%
−2.0% vs mandal average
- Karada
- 60.3%
- Kalol mandal
- 62.3%
- Panch Mahals district
- 60.3%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
974
+41 vs mandal average
- Karada
- 974
- Kalol mandal
- 933
Household size
people per home
4.9
−0.1 vs mandal average
- Karada
- 4.9
- Kalol mandal
- 5.0
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Karada at a glance
Karada is a village of 2,205 people in 451 households (Census 2011) in Kalol taluka, Panch Mahals district, Gujarat, the 33rd-largest of 67 villages in Kalol taluka. Literacy is 60%, 2 points below the taluka average of 62% and the sex ratio is 974 women per 1,000 men. It lies 232 km from the Panch Mahals district centre, 37 km from Ghatol, the nearest town, 37 km from Kotana railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 389320, served by Derol R S post office; the LGD village code is 518665. The nearest hospital or health centre is Dhansham Clinic, 8 km away. The village votes in Dhandhuka assembly constituency, represented by MLA Kalubhai Rupabhai Dabhi. The population is estimated at 2,600 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Karada
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- Yes
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- No
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- Yes
- Power hours (summer)
- 24
- Power hours (winter)
- 24
- Primary school
- 3
- Middle school
- 0
- Secondary school
- 0
- Senior secondary
- 0
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 0
- Health sub-centre
- 1
- Community health centre
- 0
- Dispensary
- 0
- Veterinary hospital
- 0
- Post office
- No
- Sub post office
- Yes
- Commercial bank
- No
- Cooperative bank
- No
- ATM
- No
- Public bus service
- Yes
- Private bus service
- No
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- Yes
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- Yes
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- GODHRA
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 20
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 20
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 10
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- KARADA
- Total area (ha)
- 631.99
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 0
- Forest area (ha)
- 171.77
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
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Key facts — Karada
- LGD code
- 518665
- Pincode
- 389320
- Post office
- Derol R S
- Population (Census 2011)
- 2,205
- Population (projected 2026)
- 2,600
- Households
- 451
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 974
- Literacy rate
- 60.3%
- Coordinates
- 23.77384°N, 74.05382°E
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Surendranagar
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Dhandhuka
- Member of Parliament
- Chandubhai Shihora
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Kalubhai Rupabhai Dabhi
- Block / Mandal
- Kalol
Getting there
How to reach Karada
Distance to cities · straight line
- Gandhinagar157 kmcapital
- Mumbai536 km
- Delhi623 km
- Hyderabad847 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
- Railway stationKotana37 km
- Hospital / PHCDhansham Clinic8 km
- CollegeSunrise College19 km
- Police stationPOLICE THANA PARSAD58 km
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- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
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