# Karla Village, Mahuva, Bhavnagar (Gujarat) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Mahuva, Bhavnagar 

# Karla

Karla is a village in Mahuva sub-district of Bhavnagar district, Gujarat, PIN code **364280**. The 2011 Census counted **1,983 people in 313 households**, the 62nd largest of 131 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 82.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 65.8%.

- 1,983people (2011)
- 313households
- 82.2%literacy
- 364280PIN code

## Karla PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Karla is 364280.** Karla falls in Mahuva sub-district, Bhavnagar district, Gujarat.

- PIN code364280
- Gram panchayatKarla
- Community development blockMahuva
- Census village code516685

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Karla from nearby towns?

- Mahuva (sub-district HQ)37 km by road
- Bhavnagar (district HQ)120 km by road
- Mahuva (nearest town)37 km by road

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What facilities are there in Karla?

13 services counted by the Census are inside Karla; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Jesar
- ○Degree college10+ km · Mahuva
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Mahuva
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)24 h summer · 24 h winter

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Karla known for?

The main crops are **cotton, pearlmillet/bajra and sesame**. About 50% of the 1,204 hectares of village land is sown, and 232 hectares are irrigated.

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Karla

Of every 100 households in Karla in 2011, 87 had electricity, 22 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 56 had a mobile phone, 30 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Karla · ■ Mahuva rural average

Electricity for lighting ****87%**

**85%

Toilet within the home ****22%**

**23%

No toilet (open defecation) ****78%**

**74%

Tap water ****0%**

**36%

Drinking water within premises ****30%**

**43%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**5%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**92%

Use banking services ****58%**

**39%

Television ****14%**

**33%

Mobile phone ****56%**

**66%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****30%**

**26%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****38%**

**19%

Own their home ****96%**

**94%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Karla?

■ Karla · ■ Mahuva rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****82.2%**

**65.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1026**

**973

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****975**

**941

Working population ****56.9%**

**43.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 89.9% for men and 74.8% for women. 55% of men and 59% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 551 (49%) · **■** Farm labourers 313 (28%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 50 (4%) · **■** Marginal 212 (19%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Mahuva

- Tavida2,031 people
- Maliya2,030 people
- Kalela2,021 people
- Jambuda2,020 people
- Dungarpar1,928 people
- Bambhaniya1,902 people
- Degavda1,891 people
- Shantinagar1,865 people

[All 131 villages in Mahuva](https://wherepedia.org/india/gujarat/bhavnagar/mahuva/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Karla?364280
- How far is Karla from Bhavnagar?120 km by road
- What is the population of Karla?1,983 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Karla in?Bhavnagar district (Mahuva sub-district), Gujarat
- What is the literacy rate of Karla?82.2% (Census 2011)
