# Karsud Village, Vikramgad, Thane (Maharashtra) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Vikramgad, Thane 

# Karsud

Karsud is a village in Vikramgad sub-district of Thane district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **2,562 people in 479 households**, the 9th largest of 93 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 49.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 62.9%.

- 2,562people (2011)
- 479households
- 49.7%literacy
- 972females per 1,000 males

## Karsud PIN code and other codes

Karsud falls in Vikramgad sub-district, Thane district, Maharashtra.

- Community development blockVikramgad
- Census village code551781

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

## How far is Karsud from nearby towns?

- Vikramgad (sub-district HQ)15 km by road
- Thane (district HQ)95 km by road
- Palghar (nearest town)40 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 Karsud?

13 services counted by the Census are inside Karsud; 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
- ●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
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Vikramgad
- ○Degree college10+ km · Onde
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Vikramgad
- ○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)8 h summer · 8 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 Karsud known for?

The main crops are **rice**. About 41% of the 737 hectares of village land is sown, and 301 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 Karsud

Of every 100 households in Karsud in 2011, 6 had electricity, 15 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 9 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Karsud · ■ Vikramgad rural average

Electricity for lighting ****6%**

**50%

Toilet within the home ****15%**

**26%

No toilet (open defecation) ****85%**

**72%

Tap water ****0%**

**7%

Drinking water within premises ****3%**

**16%

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

**6%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**93%

Use banking services ****39%**

**46%

Television ****4%**

**15%

Mobile phone ****9%**

**24%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**6%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****80%**

**54%

Own their home ****98%**

**98%

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 Karsud?

■ Karsud · ■ Vikramgad rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****49.7%**

**62.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****972**

**1012

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****863**

**966

Working population ****61.5%**

**54.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 57.8% for men and 41.5% for women. 60% of men and 63% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 906 (58%) · **■** Farm labourers 192 (12%) · **■** Household industry 8 (1%) · **■** Other work 53 (3%) · **■** Marginal 416 (26%)

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 Vikramgad

- Sarshi3,025 people
- Malwade2,974 people
- Sawade2,926 people
- Balapur2,617 people
- Sakhare2,542 people
- Wehelpada2,459 people
- Khadaki2,424 people
- Deharje2,276 people

[All 93 villages in Vikramgad](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/thane/vikramgad/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Karsud from Thane?95 km by road
- What is the population of Karsud?2,562 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Karsud in?Thane district (Vikramgad sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Karsud?49.7% (Census 2011)