# Karela Village, Lakhtar, Surendranagar (Gujarat) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/gujarat/surendranagar/lakhtar/karela/ Village · Lakhtar, Surendranagar # Karela Karela is a village in Lakhtar sub-district of Surendranagar district, Gujarat, PIN code **363115**. The 2011 Census counted **1,825 people in 326 households**, the 10th largest of 43 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 66.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 69.8%. - 1,825people (2011) - 326households - 66.2%literacy - 363115PIN code ## Karela PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Karela is 363115.** Karela falls in Lakhtar sub-district, Surendranagar district, Gujarat. - PIN code363115 - Gram panchayatKarela - Community development blockLakhtar - Census village code512165 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Karela from nearby towns? - Lakhtar (sub-district HQ)16 km by road - Surendranagar (district HQ)40 km by road - Surendranagar (nearest town)40 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 Karela? 12 services counted by the Census are inside Karela; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●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 - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Lakhtar - ○Degree college10+ km · Surendranagar - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Lakhtar - ○Primary health centreunder 5 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, canal / river and tanks / ponds - 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 Karela known for? The main crops are **cotton, pearlmillet/bajra and sesame**. About 82% of the 1,924 hectares of village land is sown. Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Homes and amenities in Karela Of every 100 households in Karela in 2011, 95 had electricity, 19 a toilet at home and 15 cooked with LPG; 83 had a mobile phone, 29 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Karela · ■ Lakhtar rural average Electricity for lighting ****95%** **93% Toilet within the home ****19%** **27% No toilet (open defecation) ****81%** **72% Tap water ****100%** **49% Drinking water within premises ****0%** **38% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****15%** **16% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****85%** **77% Use banking services ****80%** **55% Television ****51%** **52% Mobile phone ****83%** **68% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****29%** **22% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **2% None of these assets ****8%** **18% Own their home ****90%** **92% 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 Karela? ■ Karela · ■ Lakhtar rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****66.2%** **69.8% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****950** **942 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****947** **911 Working population ****43.5%** **39.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 77.7% for men and 54.1% for women. 54% of men and 33% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 142 (18%) · **■** Farm labourers 260 (33%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 85 (11%) · **■** Marginal 305 (38%) 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 Lakhtar - Chharad2,588 people - Olak2,469 people - Lilapur2,347 people - Nana Ankewaliya2,299 people - Malika1,790 people - Bajrangpura1,762 people - Vadla1,722 people - Dervala1,695 people [All 43 villages in Lakhtar](https://wherepedia.org/india/gujarat/surendranagar/lakhtar/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Karela?363115 - How far is Karela from Surendranagar?40 km by road - What is the population of Karela?1,825 (Census 2011) - Which district is Karela in?Surendranagar district (Lakhtar sub-district), Gujarat - What is the literacy rate of Karela?66.2% (Census 2011)