Village · Bhabhar, Banas Kantha # Karela Karela is a village in Bhabhar sub-district of Banas Kantha district, Gujarat, PIN code 385320. The 2011 Census counted 1,548 people in 264 households, the 33rd largest of 51 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 54.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 56.1%. - 1,548 people (2011) - 264 households - 54.4% literacy - 385320 PIN code ## Karela PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Karela is 385320. Karela falls in Bhabhar sub-district, Banas Kantha district, Gujarat. - PIN code 385320 - Gram panchayat Karela - Community development block Bhabhar - Census village code 508476 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Karela from nearby towns? - Bhabhar (sub-district HQ) 2 km by road - Palanpur (district HQ) 102 km by road - Bhabhar (nearest town) 2 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Karela? 13 services counted by the Census are inside Karela; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Primary school In village · 1 govt - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Internet / Common Service Centre In village - ● Public bus service In village - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Agricultural credit society In village - ● Ration (PDS) shop In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Sports field In village - ● Public library In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school under 5 km · Bhabhar - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Palanpur - ○ ITI / vocational school under 5 km · Bhabhar - ○ Primary health centre under 5 km - ○ Allopathic hospital under 5 km - ○ Dispensary under 5 km - ○ Post office 10+ km - ○ Railway station under 5 km - ○ ATM under 5 km - ○ Commercial bank under 5 km - ○ Mandi / regular market under 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking water untreated tap water and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011) 24 h summer · 24 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Karela known for? The main crops are pearlmillet/bajra, pulses and castor. About 90% of the 375 hectares of village land is sown, and 334 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Karela Of every 100 households in Karela in 2011, 54 had electricity, 3 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 26 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Karela · ■ Bhabhar rural average - Electricity for lighting 54% 57% - Toilet within the home 3% 8% - No toilet (open defecation) 97% 92% - Tap water 65% 46% - Drinking water within premises 51% 28% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 1% 2% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 98% 98% - Use banking services 22% 44% - Television 11% 13% - Mobile phone 26% 62% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 4% 6% - Car / jeep / van 0% 2% - None of these assets 53% 30% - Own their home 100% 97% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Karela? ■ Karela · ■ Bhabhar rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 54.4% 56.1% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 881 924 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 698 900 - Working population 36.8% 47.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 69.3% for men and 38.3% for women. 53% of men and 18% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 220 (39%) · ■ Farm labourers 157 (28%) · ■ Household industry 27 (5%) · ■ Other work 106 (19%) · ■ Marginal 59 (10%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Bhabhar - Gangun 1,834 people - Vajapur Juna 1,769 people - Abala 1,753 people - Khadosan 1,633 people - Gosan 1,487 people - Indarva Juna 1,428 people - Chichodara 1,361 people - Harkudiya 1,293 people All 51 villages in Bhabhar ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Karela? 385320 - How far is Karela from Palanpur? 102 km by road - What is the population of Karela? 1,548 (Census 2011) - Which district is Karela in? Banas Kantha district (Bhabhar sub-district), Gujarat - What is the literacy rate of Karela? 54.4% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/gujarat/banas-kantha/bhabhar/karela/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.