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Quick panchayat-at-a-glance
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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
Samruddhi Sanjay Nar
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- LGD code
- 566440
- Pincode
- 416601
- Post office
- Phondaghat
- Population
- 908
- Households
- 213
- Literacy rate
- 73.8%
- Sex ratio
- 1107 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 365
Census 2011 · in context
How Karul compares
By population, Karul ranks #46 of 103 villages in Kankavli mandal.
Literacy rate
%
73.8%
−1.1% vs mandal average
- Karul
- 73.8%
- Kankavli mandal
- 74.9%
- Sindhudurg district
- 78.4%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,107
+46 vs mandal average
- Karul
- 1,107
- Kankavli mandal
- 1,061
Household size
people per home
4.3
+0.3 vs mandal average
- Karul
- 4.3
- Kankavli mandal
- 4.0
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Karul at a glance
Karul is a village of 908 people in 213 households (Census 2011) in Kankavli taluka, Sindhudurg district, Maharashtra, the 46th-largest of 103 villages in Kankavli taluka. Literacy is 74%, 1 points below the taluka average of 75% and the sex ratio is 1,107 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 416601, served by Phondaghat post office; the LGD village code is 566440. The sarpanch is Samruddhi Sanjay Nar, and the village votes in Man assembly constituency, represented by MLA Jaykumar Gore. The population is estimated at 1,071 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Karul
- Treated tap water
- Yes
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- Yes
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- No
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- Yes
- Power hours (summer)
- 14
- Power hours (winter)
- 16
- Primary school
- 2
- Middle school
- 1
- Secondary school
- 1
- Senior secondary
- 0
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 0
- Health sub-centre
- 1
- Community health centre
- 0
- Dispensary
- 1
- 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
- No
- Fair-price shop
- Yes
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- Rajapur
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 42
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 31
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 11
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Total area (ha)
- 540.63
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 84
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Karul
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Karul
- LGD code
- 566440
- Pincode
- 416601
- Post office
- Phondaghat
- Population (Census 2011)
- 908
- Population (projected 2026)
- 1,071
- Households
- 213
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 1107
- Literacy rate
- 73.8%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Madha
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Man
- Member of Parliament
- Dhairyasheel Mohite Patil
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Jaykumar Gore
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- Samruddhi Sanjay Nar
- Block / Mandal
- Kankavli
- Nearest PHC
- Katkar Hospital - Mhaswad (4.1 km)
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- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
- Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records
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