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- LGD code
- 553943
- Pincode
- 402107
- Post office
- Pen
- Population
- 2,177
- Households
- 503
- Literacy rate
- 69.6%
- Sex ratio
- 1006 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 759
Census 2011 · in context
How Karav compares
By population, Karav ranks #11 of 167 villages in Pen mandal.
Literacy rate
%
69.6%
+3.8% vs mandal average
Karav69.6%
Pen mandal65.8%
Raigad district73.6%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,006
+41 vs mandal average
Karav1,006
Pen mandal965
Household size
people per home
4.3
−0.1 vs mandal average
Karav4.3
Pen mandal4.4
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Karav at a glance
Karav is a village of 2,177 people in 503 households (Census 2011) in Pen taluka, Raigad district, Maharashtra, the 11th-largest of 167 villages in Pen taluka. Literacy is 70%, 4 points above the taluka average of 66% and the sex ratio is 1,006 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 402107, served by Pen post office; the LGD village code is 553943. The village votes in Shirdi assembly constituency, represented by MLA Patil Vikhe Radhakrushna Eknathrao. The population is estimated at 2,567 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Karav →
Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Karav · this village | 2,177 | 70% | — |
| Kharkarawi · Pen | 826 | 76% | — |
| Kharmachela · Pen | 619 | 70% | — |
| Kharghat · Pen | 458 | 73% | — |
| Kharjambhela · Pen | 357 | 79% | — |
| Khardhombi · Pen | 311 | 74% | — |
| Khardevali · Pen | 0 | — | — |
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Karav
- Treated tap water
- Yes
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- No
- Tube well / borewell
- No
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- Yes
- Power hours (summer)
- 8
- Power hours (winter)
- 10
- Primary school
- 3
- Middle school
- 1
- Secondary school
- 1
- 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
- PEN
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 10
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 40
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 10
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Total area (ha)
- 746.56
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 278.91
- Forest area (ha)
- 443.21
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Karav
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Key facts — Karav
- LGD code
- 553943
- Pincode
- 402107
- Post office
- Pen
- Population (Census 2011)
- 2,177
- Population (projected 2026)
- 2,567
- Households
- 503
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 1006
- Literacy rate
- 69.6%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Shirdi
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Shirdi
- Member of Parliament
- Bhausaheb Wakchaure
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Patil Vikhe Radhakrushna Eknathrao
- Block / Mandal
- Pen
- Nearest police station
- Loni Police Station (5.7 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
- Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-25
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)