# Karol Village, Mokhada, Thane (Maharashtra) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Mokhada, Thane 

# Karol

Karol is a village in Mokhada sub-district of Thane district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **945 people in 214 households**, the 35th largest of 59 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 55.5%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 56.5%.

- 945people (2011)
- 214households
- 55.5%literacy
- 985females per 1,000 males

## Karol PIN code and other codes

Karol falls in Mokhada sub-district, Thane district, Maharashtra.

- Community development blockMokhada
- Census village code552012

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

## How far is Karol from nearby towns?

- Mokhada (sub-district HQ)29 km by road
- Thane (district HQ)110 km by road
- Jawhar (nearest town)60 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 Karol?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Karol; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Karegaon
- ○Degree college10+ km · Koregaon
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Karegaon
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watercanal / river
- Electricity (2011)16 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 Karol known for?

The main crops are **rice, nagli and rice**. About 35% of the 1,009 hectares of village land is sown, and 349 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 Karol

Of every 100 households in Karol in 2011, 11 had electricity, 35 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 18 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Karol · ■ Mokhada rural average

Electricity for lighting ****11%**

**24%

Toilet within the home ****35%**

**15%

No toilet (open defecation) ****65%**

**82%

Tap water ****0%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**4%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**6%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**92%

Use banking services ****55%**

**61%

Television ****8%**

**9%

Mobile phone ****18%**

**20%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****76%**

**72%

Own their home ****99%**

**95%

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 Karol?

■ Karol · ■ Mokhada rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****55.5%**

**56.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****985**

**1002

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****897**

**954

Working population ****35.7%**

**52.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 68.1% for men and 43.0% for women. 48% of men and 23% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 100 (30%) · **■** Farm labourers 25 (7%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 19 (6%) · **■** Marginal 192 (57%)

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 Mokhada

- Osarvira1,036 people
- Jogalwadi999 people
- Dandwal972 people
- Pathardi963 people
- Adoshi941 people
- Pimpalgaon917 people
- Shirasgaon905 people
- Dhudgaon828 people

[All 59 villages in Mokhada](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/thane/mokhada/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Karol from Thane?110 km by road
- What is the population of Karol?945 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Karol in?Thane district (Mokhada sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Karol?55.5% (Census 2011)