# Karala Village, Himayatnagar, Nanded (Maharashtra) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/nanded/himayatnagar/karala/ Village · Himayatnagar, Nanded # Karala Karala is a village in Himayatnagar sub-district of Nanded district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **1,357 people in 291 households**, the 26th largest of 70 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 74.0%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 72.5%. - 1,357people (2011) - 291households - 74.0%literacy - 914females per 1,000 males ## Karala PIN code and other codes Karala falls in Himayatnagar sub-district, Nanded district, Maharashtra. - Community development blockHimayatnagar - Census village code544401 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Karala from nearby towns? - Himayatnagar (sub-district HQ)5 km by road - Nanded (district HQ)85 km by road - Hadgoan (nearest town)10 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 Karala? 8 services counted by the Census are inside Karala; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Himayatnagar - ○Degree college5–10 km · Himayatnagar - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Nanded - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 10 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 Karala known for? About 96% of the 891 hectares of village land is sown, and 814 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 Karala Of every 100 households in Karala in 2011, 62 had electricity, 36 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 34 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Karala · ■ Himayatnagar rural average Electricity for lighting ****62%** **68% Toilet within the home ****36%** **26% No toilet (open defecation) ****64%** **73% Tap water ****1%** **34% Drinking water within premises ****6%** **26% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **5% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%** **94% Use banking services ****32%** **43% Television ****13%** **22% Mobile phone ****34%** **48% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****5%** **7% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****54%** **42% Own their home ****99%** **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 Karala? ■ Karala · ■ Himayatnagar rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****74.0%** **72.5% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****914** **948 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****867** **935 Working population ****55.6%** **48.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 82.2% for men and 65.1% for women. 56% of men and 55% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 462 (61%) · **■** Farm labourers 261 (35%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 11 (1%) · **■** Marginal 20 (3%) 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 Himayatnagar - Ekamba1,455 people - Wai tanda1,430 people - Wasi1,388 people - Khairgaon1,369 people - Dabdari1,339 people - Shibadara1,251 people - Pardi1,237 people - Waghi1,198 people [All 73 villages in Himayatnagar](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/nanded/himayatnagar/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Karala from Nanded?85 km by road - What is the population of Karala?1,357 (Census 2011) - Which district is Karala in?Nanded district (Himayatnagar sub-district), Maharashtra - What is the literacy rate of Karala?74.0% (Census 2011)