# Karade Village, Shahapur, Thane (Maharashtra) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Shahapur, Thane 

# Karade

Karade is a village in Shahapur sub-district of Thane district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **270 people in 68 households**, the 206th largest of 221 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 52.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 72.8%.

- 270people (2011)
- 68households
- 52.8%literacy
- 1,109females per 1,000 males

## Karade PIN code and other codes

Karade falls in Shahapur sub-district, Thane district, Maharashtra.

- Community development blockShahapur
- Census village code552720

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

## How far is Karade from nearby towns?

- Shahapur (sub-district HQ)35 km by road
- Thane (district HQ)64 km by road
- Bhiwandi (nearest town)35 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 Karade?

5 services counted by the Census are inside Karade; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Mamnoli
- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Shahapur
- ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Shahapur
- ○ITI / vocational schoolunder 5 km · Shahapur
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway stationunder 5 km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)18 h summer · 18 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 Karade known for?

The main crops are **rice**. About 83% of the 81 hectares of village land is sown, and 67 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 Karade

Of every 100 households in Karade in 2011, 16 had electricity, 14 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 21 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Karade · ■ Shahapur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****16%**

**75%

Toilet within the home ****14%**

**26%

No toilet (open defecation) ****86%**

**68%

Tap water ****0%**

**27%

Drinking water within premises ****8%**

**28%

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

**17%

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

**81%

Use banking services ****36%**

**60%

Television ****10%**

**30%

Mobile phone ****21%**

**40%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**14%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**2%

None of these assets ****63%**

**43%

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 Karade?

■ Karade · ■ Shahapur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****52.8%**

**72.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1109**

**967

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****682**

**950

Working population ****63.0%**

**47.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 70.8% for men and 37.8% for women. 58% of men and 68% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 26 (15%) · **■** Farm labourers 80 (47%) · **■** Other work 26 (15%) · **■** Marginal 38 (22%)

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 Shahapur

- Vashala Kh325 people
- Babare312 people
- Bendekon277 people
- Mahuli274 people
- Vaghivali253 people
- Umbravane249 people
- Khor244 people
- Katbao229 people

[All 225 villages in Shahapur](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/thane/shahapur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Karade from Thane?64 km by road
- What is the population of Karade?270 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Karade in?Thane district (Shahapur sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Karade?52.8% (Census 2011)