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Village snapshot
Quick panchayat-at-a-glance
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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
Manisha Sandip Kajale
Contact: 90****9557
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- LGD code
- 551295
- Pincode
- 422209
- Post office
- Pimpalgaon Baswant
- Population
- 2,278
- Households
- 429
- Literacy rate
- 76.3%
- Sex ratio
- 945 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 1,373
- Distance to district centre
- 116 km
- Distance to mandal centre
- 156 km
- Distance to Mumbai
- 169 km
- Distance to Hyderabad
- 560 km
- Nearest railway station
- Niphad · 7 km
- Nearest hospital / PHC
- Gayatri Hospital and Fertility Centre · 5 km
Census 2011 · in context
How Karsul compares
By population, Karsul ranks #60 of 131 villages in Niphad mandal.
Literacy rate
%
76.3%
+4.4% vs mandal average
Karsul76.3%
Niphad mandal71.9%
Nashik district71.2%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
945
+9 vs mandal average
Karsul945
Niphad mandal936
Household size
people per home
5.3
+0.1 vs mandal average
Karsul5.3
Niphad mandal5.2
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Karsul at a glance
Karsul is a village of 2,278 people in 429 households (Census 2011) in Niphad taluka, Nashik district, Maharashtra, the 60th-largest of 131 villages in Niphad taluka. Literacy is 76%, 4 points above the taluka average of 72% and the sex ratio is 945 women per 1,000 men. It lies 116 km from the Nashik district centre, 11 km from Niphad, the nearest town, 7 km from Niphad railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 422209, served by Pimpalgaon Baswant post office; the LGD village code is 551295. The nearest hospital or health centre is Gayatri Hospital and Fertility Centre, 5 km away. The sarpanch is Manisha Sandip Kajale, and the village votes in Phulambri assembly constituency, represented by MLA Anuradha Chavan. The population is estimated at 2,686 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Karsul
- Treated tap water
- Yes
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- Yes
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- No
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- Yes
- Power hours (summer)
- 10
- Power hours (winter)
- 10
- Primary school
- 2
- Middle school
- 1
- 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
- Yes
- 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
- NASHIK
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 38
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 38
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 18
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Total area (ha)
- 796.65
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 25.39
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Karsul
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Karsul
- LGD code
- 551295
- Pincode
- 422209
- Post office
- Pimpalgaon Baswant
- Population (Census 2011)
- 2,278
- Population (projected 2026)
- 2,686
- Households
- 429
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 945
- Literacy rate
- 76.3%
- Coordinates
- 20.14152°N, 74.03029°E
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Jalna
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Phulambri
- Member of Parliament
- Kalyan Kale
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Anuradha Chavan
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- Manisha Sandip Kajale
- Block / Mandal
- Niphad
Getting there
How to reach Karsul
Distance to cities · straight line
- Mumbai169 kmcapital
- Hyderabad560 km
- Bengaluru883 km
- Delhi995 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
- Railway stationNiphad7 km
- Bus stopNiphad Bus Station11 km
- Hospital / PHCGayatri Hospital and Fertility Centre5 km
- ATM / bankState Bank of India11 km
- Petrol pumpIndian Oil14 km
- CollegeMUHS Administrative Building25 km
- Police stationNiphad Police Station11 km
Nearest to the village
- Health centre
- Gayatri Hospital and Fertility Centre4.8 km
Same pincode
Villages sharing pincode 422209
Villages near Karsul
Other villages in Niphad mandal
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- Vinchur
- Chandori
- Kasabe Sukene
- Saikhede
- Pimpalas
- Takali Vinchur
- Palkhed
- Ugaon
- Chatori
- Karanjgaon
- Shingave
- Narayangaon
- Nandurdi
- Kothure
- Khadak Malegaon
- Nandur Madhyameshwar
- Chitegaon
- Shirwadewani
- Mauje Sukene
- Deogaon
- Kokangaon
- Sakore
- Ranwad
- Dixi
- Khedalezunge
- Songaon
- Pachorewani
- Mhalsakore
- Rui
- Pimpri
- Gajarwadi
- Umbarkhed
- Vanasgaon
- Wakad
Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-09-23
- 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)