# Karavale Village, Murbad, Thane (Maharashtra) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/thane/murbad/karavale/ Village · Murbad, Thane # Karavale Karavale is a village in Murbad sub-district of Thane district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **1,118 people in 218 households**, the 48th largest of 206 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 81.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 74.7%. - 1,118people (2011) - 218households - 81.7%literacy - 928females per 1,000 males ## Karavale PIN code and other codes Karavale falls in Murbad sub-district, Thane district, Maharashtra. - Community development blockMurbad - Census village code553090 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Karavale from nearby towns? - Murbad (sub-district HQ)12 km by road - Thane (district HQ)62 km by road - Kalyan (nearest town)23 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 Karavale? 14 services counted by the Census are inside Karavale; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●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 school10+ km · Murbad - ○Degree college10+ km · Shivde - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Mumbai - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps - Electricity (2011)20 h summer · 17 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 Karavale known for? The main crops are **rice**. About 59% of the 1,170 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 Karavale Of every 100 households in Karavale in 2011, 91 had electricity, 9 a toilet at home and 7 cooked with LPG; 70 had a mobile phone, 13 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Karavale · ■ Murbad rural average Electricity for lighting ****91%** **79% Toilet within the home ****9%** **27% No toilet (open defecation) ****90%** **68% Tap water ****0%** **23% Drinking water within premises ****2%** **24% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****7%** **12% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****93%** **86% Use banking services ****81%** **62% Television ****32%** **26% Mobile phone ****70%** **39% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****13%** **11% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **2% None of these assets ****14%** **39% 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 Karavale? ■ Karavale · ■ Murbad rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****81.7%** **74.7% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****928** **971 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****855** **954 Working population ****54.6%** **50.1% ### Women and men Literacy is 91.5% for men and 71.1% for women. 62% of men and 46% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 270 (44%) · **■** Farm labourers 67 (11%) · **■** Household industry 3 (0%) · **■** Other work 161 (26%) · **■** Marginal 109 (18%) 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 Murbad - Sonavale1,164 people - Kisal1,150 people - Sasane1,146 people - Shiroshi1,130 people - Nadhai1,116 people - Mohaghar1,109 people - Tokawade1,106 people - Tulai1,102 people [All 206 villages in Murbad](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/thane/murbad/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Karavale from Thane?62 km by road - What is the population of Karavale?1,118 (Census 2011) - Which district is Karavale in?Thane district (Murbad sub-district), Maharashtra - What is the literacy rate of Karavale?81.7% (Census 2011)