# Karak Village, Rajapur, Ratnagiri (Maharashtra) – PIN Code

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Village · Rajapur, Ratnagiri 

# Karak

Karak is a village in Rajapur sub-district of Ratnagiri district, Maharashtra, PIN code **416704**. The 2011 Census counted **1,501 people in 390 households**, the 15th largest of 236 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 64.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 78.1%.

- 1,501people (2011)
- 390households
- 64.0%literacy
- 416704PIN code

## Karak PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Karak is 416704.** Karak falls in Rajapur sub-district, Ratnagiri district, Maharashtra.

- PIN code416704
- Community development blockRajapur
- Census village code566203

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

## How far is Karak from nearby towns?

- Rajapur (sub-district HQ)38 km by road
- Ratnagiri (district HQ)89 km by road
- Rajapur (nearest town)38 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 Karak?

14 services counted by the Census are inside Karak; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 3 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 4 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 3 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn 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
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Panchal
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Raspathan
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Kolhapur
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)17 h summer · 21 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 Karak known for?

The main crops are **paddy and ragi**. About 62% of the 1,986 hectares of village land is sown, and 1,238 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 Karak

Of every 100 households in Karak in 2011, 95 had electricity, 85 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 14 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Karak · ■ Rajapur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****95%**

**92%

Toilet within the home ****85%**

**63%

No toilet (open defecation) ****13%**

**18%

Tap water ****56%**

**36%

Drinking water within premises ****18%**

**33%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**9%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**88%

Use banking services ****91%**

**50%

Television ****23%**

**28%

Mobile phone ****14%**

**37%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**7%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**2%

None of these assets ****36%**

**27%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Karak?

■ Karak · ■ Rajapur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****64.0%**

**78.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1129**

**1194

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****989**

**948

Working population ****62.0%**

**49.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 72.8% for men and 56.3% for women. 61% of men and 63% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 28 (3%) · **■** Farm labourers 132 (14%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 43 (5%) · **■** Marginal 725 (78%)

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 Rajapur

- Raipatan1,615 people
- Mithgavane1,592 people
- Kelavali1,590 people
- Taral1,538 people
- Pendkhale1,468 people
- Kodavali1,412 people
- Dhaulvali1,411 people
- Bhalavali1,404 people

[All 238 villages in Rajapur](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/ratnagiri/rajapur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Karak?416704
- How far is Karak from Ratnagiri?89 km by road
- What is the population of Karak?1,501 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Karak in?Ratnagiri district (Rajapur sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Karak?64.0% (Census 2011)