Village · Kadana, Panch Mahals
# Karvai

Karvai is a village in Kadana sub-district of Panch Mahals district, Gujarat, PIN code 389240. The 2011 Census counted 2,157 people in 465 households, the 14th largest of 132 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 65.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 68.2%.
- 2,157 people (2011)
- 465 households
- 65.6% literacy
- 389240 PIN code

## Karvai PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Karvai is 389240. Karvai falls in Kadana sub-district, Panch Mahals district, Gujarat.
- PIN code 389240
- Gram panchayat Ditvas
- Community development block Kadana
- Census village code 517865

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Karvai from nearby towns?
- Kadana (sub-district HQ) 32 km by road
- Godhra (district HQ) 98 km by road
- Santrampur (nearest town) 45 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Karvai?

15 services counted by the Census are inside Karvai; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Primary school In village · 3 govt
- ● Senior secondary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Health sub-centre In village · 1
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● Public bus service In village
- ● State highway In village
- ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● Ration (PDS) shop In village
- ● Mandi / regular market In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village
- ● Community centre In village
- ● Sports field In village
- ● Polling station In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Kadana
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Kadana
- ○ Primary health centre under 5 km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km
- ○ Dispensary 10+ km
- ○ Post office 10+ km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM 10+ km
- ○ Commercial bank 10+ km
- ○ Public library 10+ km

### Water and power
- Drinking water hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds
- 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 Karvai known for?

The main crops are paddy, maize and tobacco. About 50% of the 508 hectares of village land is sown, and 25 hectares are irrigated.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in Karvai

Of every 100 households in Karvai in 2011, 94 had electricity, 6 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 16 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Karvai · ■ Kadana rural average
- Electricity for lighting 94% 92%
- Toilet within the home 6% 20%
- No toilet (open defecation) 94% 79%
- Tap water 0% 12%
- Drinking water within premises 14% 16%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 6%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 92%
- Use banking services 34% 46%
- Television 2% 10%
- Mobile phone 16% 40%
- Computer with internet 1% 0%
- Two-wheeler 5% 11%
- Car / jeep / van 2% 2%
- None of these assets 69% 51%
- Own their home 100% 98%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Karvai?

■ Karvai · ■ Kadana rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 65.6% 68.2%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1007 951
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 913 944
- Working population 49.0% 49.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 78.1% for men and 53.5% for women. 51% of men and 47% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 582 (55%) · ■ Farm labourers 11 (1%) · ■ Household industry 13 (1%) · ■ Other work 248 (23%) · ■ Marginal 204 (19%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Kadana
- Talwada 2,658 people
- Shiyal 2,647 people
- Kureta 2,497 people
- Antalwada 2,192 people
- Dhansura 2,079 people
- Zalasang 1,985 people
- Munpur 1,941 people
- Thakor Na Nadhra 1,800 people

All 132 villages in Kadana

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Karvai? 389240
- How far is Karvai from Godhra? 98 km by road
- What is the population of Karvai? 2,157 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Karvai in? Panch Mahals district (Kadana sub-district), Gujarat
- What is the literacy rate of Karvai? 65.6% (Census 2011)

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