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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
Vanita Dinesh Pagi
Contact: 80****3764
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- LGD code
- 551781
- Pincode
- 401403
- Post office
- Manor
- Population
- 2,562
- Households
- 479
- Literacy rate
- 41.5%
- Sex ratio
- 972 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 1,575
- Distance to district centre
- 111 km
- Distance to mandal centre
- 101 km
- Distance to Mumbai
- 83 km
- Distance to Hyderabad
- 638 km
- Nearest railway station
- Boisar · 25 km
- Nearest hospital / PHC
- Dr. Dandwate Clinic · 4 km
Census 2011 · in context
How Karsud compares
By population, Karsud ranks #9 of 93 villages in Vikramgad mandal.
Literacy rate
%
41.5%
−11.3% vs mandal average
Karsud41.5%
Vikramgad mandal52.8%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
972
−40 vs mandal average
Karsud972
Vikramgad mandal1,012
Household size
people per home
5.3
+0.2 vs mandal average
Karsud5.3
Vikramgad mandal5.1
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Karsud at a glance
Karsud is a village of 2,562 people in 479 households (Census 2011) in Vikramgad taluka, Palghar district, Maharashtra, the 9th-largest of 93 villages in Vikramgad taluka. Literacy is 42%, 11 points below the taluka average of 53% and the sex ratio is 972 women per 1,000 men. It lies 111 km from the Palghar district centre, 44 km from Upalat, the nearest town, 25 km from Boisar railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 401403, served by Manor post office; the LGD village code is 551781. The nearest hospital or health centre is Dr. Dandwate Clinic, 4 km away. The sarpanch is Vanita Dinesh Pagi, and the village votes in Sinnar assembly constituency, represented by MLA Adv. Kokate Manikrao Shivaji. The population is estimated at 3,021 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Karsud
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- No
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- Yes
- Power hours (summer)
- 8
- Power hours (winter)
- 8
- 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
- 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
- Palghar
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 40
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 95
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 15
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Total area (ha)
- 737
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 301
- Forest area (ha)
- 404
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Karsud
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Key facts — Karsud
- LGD code
- 551781
- Pincode
- 401403
- Post office
- Manor
- Population (Census 2011)
- 2,562
- Population (projected 2026)
- 3,021
- Households
- 479
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 972
- Literacy rate
- 41.5%
- Coordinates
- 19.81350°N, 73.00215°E
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Nashik
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Sinnar
- Member of Parliament
- Rajabhau Waje
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Adv. Kokate Manikrao Shivaji
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- Vanita Dinesh Pagi
- Block / Mandal
- Vikramgad
Getting there
How to reach Karsud
Distance to cities · straight line
- Mumbai83 kmcapital
- Hyderabad638 km
- Bengaluru905 km
- Delhi1067 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
- Railway stationBoisar25 km
- Bus stopmastan naka12 km
- Hospital / PHCDr. Dandwate Clinic4 km
- ATM / bankBank of Baroda25 km
- Petrol pumpBharat Petrolium13 km
- CollegeGokhale Education Socitey26 km
- Police stationPolice chiwky27 km
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View all 60+ →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)