# Karve Village, Walwa, Sangli (Maharashtra) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/sangli/walwa/karve/ Village · Walwa, Sangli # Karve Karve is a village in Walwa sub-district of Sangli district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **2,278 people in 507 households**, the 51st largest of 96 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 81.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 84.9%. - 2,278people (2011) - 507households - 81.1%literacy - 995females per 1,000 males ## Karve PIN code and other codes Karve falls in Walwa sub-district, Sangli district, Maharashtra. - Community development blockWalwa - Census village code568360 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Karve from nearby towns? - Uran Islampur (sub-district HQ)16 km by road - Sangli (district HQ)70 km by road - Uran Islampur (nearest town)16 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 Karve? 19 services counted by the Census are inside Karve; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Mobile health clinicIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●National highwayIn village - ●State highwayIn 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 - ●Community centreIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Islampur - ○Degree college10+ km · Islampur - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Islampur - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 16 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 Karve known for? About 76% of the 990 hectares of village land is sown, and 685 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 Karve Of every 100 households in Karve in 2011, 89 had electricity, 56 a toilet at home and 10 cooked with LPG; 56 had a mobile phone, 28 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Karve · ■ Walwa rural average Electricity for lighting ****89%** **91% Toilet within the home ****56%** **73% No toilet (open defecation) ****42%** **14% Tap water ****64%** **74% Drinking water within premises ****65%** **72% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****10%** **32% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****78%** **58% Use banking services ****86%** **85% Television ****42%** **57% Mobile phone ****56%** **62% Computer with internet ****0%** **2% Two-wheeler ****28%** **36% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **5% None of these assets ****20%** **12% Own their home ****97%** **90% 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 Karve? ■ Karve · ■ Walwa rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****81.1%** **84.9% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****995** **936 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****958** **793 Working population ****59.2%** **45.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 89.4% for men and 72.8% for women. 64% of men and 55% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 736 (55%) · **■** Farm labourers 305 (23%) · **■** Household industry 25 (2%) · **■** Other work 189 (14%) · **■** Marginal 93 (7%) 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 Walwa - Nagaon2,439 people - June Khed2,398 people - Mirajwadi2,320 people - Kakachiwadi2,302 people - Padavalwadi2,266 people - Dhavali2,258 people - Ozarde2,154 people - Ladegaon2,107 people [All 96 villages in Walwa](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/sangli/walwa/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Karve from Sangli?70 km by road - What is the population of Karve?2,278 (Census 2011) - Which district is Karve in?Sangli district (Walwa sub-district), Maharashtra - What is the literacy rate of Karve?81.1% (Census 2011)