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Quick panchayat-at-a-glance
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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
Ravjibhai Budhiyabhai Rathod
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- LGD code
- 524226
- Pincode
- 394305
- Post office
- Chalthan
- Population
- 1,381
- Households
- 305
- Literacy rate
- 71.4%
- Sex ratio
- 915 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 482
Census 2011 · in context
How Karan compares
By population, Karan ranks #26 of 46 villages in Palsana mandal.
Literacy rate
%
71.4%
+3.3% vs mandal average
- Karan
- 71.4%
- Palsana mandal
- 68.1%
- Surat district
- 75.2%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
915
+52 vs mandal average
- Karan
- 915
- Palsana mandal
- 863
Household size
people per home
4.5
+0.2 vs mandal average
- Karan
- 4.5
- Palsana mandal
- 4.3
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Karan at a glance
Karan is a village of 1,381 people in 305 households (Census 2011) in Palsana taluka, Surat district, Gujarat, the 26th-largest of 46 villages in Palsana taluka. Literacy is 71%, 3 points above the taluka average of 68% and the sex ratio is 915 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 394305, served by Chalthan post office; the LGD village code is 524226. The sarpanch is Ravjibhai Budhiyabhai Rathod, and the village votes in Mangrol assembly constituency, represented by MLA Ganpatsinh Vasava. The population is estimated at 1,628 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Karan
- 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
- 1
- 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
- SURAT
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 18
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 18
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 6
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- KARAN
- Total area (ha)
- 257.92
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 250
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Karan
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Key facts — Karan
- LGD code
- 524226
- Pincode
- 394305
- Post office
- Chalthan
- Population (Census 2011)
- 1,381
- Population (projected 2026)
- 1,628
- Households
- 305
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 915
- Literacy rate
- 71.4%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Bardoli
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Mangrol
- Member of Parliament
- Parbhubhai Vasava
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Ganpatsinh Vasava
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- Ravjibhai Budhiyabhai Rathod
- Block / Mandal
- Palsana
- Nearest PHC
- Dr. Dilip Patel (2.1 km)
- Nearest railway station
- Simodara (2.6 km)
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View all 48+ →Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
- Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records, 2026-05-14
- Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-14
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)