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Quick panchayat-at-a-glance
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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
jayantibhai parmar
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- LGD code
- 509117
- Pincode
- 384220
- Post office
- Chanasma
- Population
- 1,728
- Households
- 323
- Literacy rate
- 59%
- Sex ratio
- 889 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 845
Census 2011 · in context
How Karoda compares
By population, Karoda ranks #29 of 59 villages in Chanasma mandal.
Literacy rate
%
59.0%
−12.7% vs mandal average
Karoda59.0%
Chanasma mandal71.7%
Patan district62.4%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
889
−44 vs mandal average
Karoda889
Chanasma mandal933
Household size
people per home
5.3
+0.7 vs mandal average
Karoda5.3
Chanasma mandal4.6
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Karoda at a glance
Karoda is a village of 1,728 people in 323 households (Census 2011) in Chanasma taluka, Patan district, Gujarat, the 29th-largest of 59 villages in Chanasma taluka. Literacy is 59%, 13 points below the taluka average of 72% and the sex ratio is 889 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 384220, served by Chanasma post office; the LGD village code is 509117. The sarpanch is jayantibhai parmar, and the village votes in Becharaji assembly constituency, represented by MLA Dr. Thakor Sukhaji Somaji. The population is estimated at 2,037 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Karoda
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- Yes
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- Yes
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- Yes
- Power hours (summer)
- 24
- Power hours (winter)
- 24
- Primary school
- 2
- Middle school
- 0
- Secondary school
- 0
- Senior secondary
- 0
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 0
- Health sub-centre
- 0
- Community health centre
- 0
- Dispensary
- 0
- Veterinary hospital
- 0
- Post office
- No
- Sub post office
- No
- Commercial bank
- No
- Cooperative bank
- No
- ATM
- No
- Public bus service
- Yes
- Private bus service
- No
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- Yes
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- Yes
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- CHANASMA
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 5
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 24
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 5
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- KARODA
- Total area (ha)
- 601.33
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 500
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Karoda
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Karoda
- LGD code
- 509117
- Pincode
- 384220
- Post office
- Chanasma
- Population (Census 2011)
- 1,728
- Population (projected 2026)
- 2,037
- Households
- 323
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 889
- Literacy rate
- 59.0%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Mahesana
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Becharaji
- Member of Parliament
- Haribhai Patel
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Dr. Thakor Sukhaji Somaji
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- jayantibhai parmar
- Block / Mandal
- Chanasma
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View all 60+ →Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
- Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records, 2026-05-14
- Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-25
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)