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Monsoon Is Almost Over For Gujarat, One Third of Taluka Are Facing Drought
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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
SHITALBEN RAVINDRABHAI PATEL
Contact: 99****8539
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- LGD code
- 523495
- Pincode
- 396191
- Post office
- Vapi
- Population
- 3,497
- Households
- 749
- Literacy rate
- 65%
- Sex ratio
- 998 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 1,284
ਜਨਗਣਨਾ 2011 · ਤੁਲਨਾ ਵਿੱਚ
Karaya ਦੀ ਤੁਲਨਾ
By population, Karaya ranks #8 of 19 villages in Vapi mandal.
Literacy rate
%
65.0%
−8.3% vs mandal average
- Karaya
- 65.0%
- Vapi mandal
- 73.3%
- Valsad district
- 68.6%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
998
+165 vs mandal average
- Karaya
- 998
- Vapi mandal
- 833
Household size
people per home
4.7
+0.4 vs mandal average
- Karaya
- 4.7
- Vapi mandal
- 4.3
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Karaya ਇੱਕ ਨਜ਼ਰ ਵਿੱਚ
Karaya ਗੁਜਰਾਤ ਦੇ Valsad ਜ਼ਿਲ੍ਹੇ ਦੇ Vapi ਤਾਲੁਕਾ ਵਿੱਚ 3,497 ਲੋਕਾਂ 749 ਪਰਿਵਾਰਾਂ ਵਿੱਚ (ਜਨਗਣਨਾ 2011) ਦਾ ਪਿੰਡ ਹੈ, ਜੋ Vapi ਤਾਲੁਕਾ ਦੇ 19 ਪਿੰਡਾਂ ਵਿੱਚੋਂ 8ਵਾਂ ਸਭ ਤੋਂ ਵੱਡਾ ਹੈ। ਸਾਖਰਤਾ 65% ਹੈ, ਤਾਲੁਕਾ ਔਸਤ 73% ਤੋਂ 8 ਅੰਕ ਘੱਟ ਅਤੇ ਲਿੰਗ ਅਨੁਪਾਤ ਪ੍ਰਤੀ 1,000 ਮਰਦਾਂ ਪਿੱਛੇ 998 ਔਰਤਾਂ। ਪਿੰਨਕੋਡ 396191 ਹੈ, Vapi ਡਾਕਖਾਨੇ ਅਧੀਨ; LGD ਪਿੰਡ ਕੋਡ 523495 ਹੈ। ਸਰਪੰਚ SHITALBEN RAVINDRABHAI PATEL ਹਨ; ਪਿੰਡ Porbandar ਵਿਧਾਨ ਸਭਾ ਹਲਕੇ ਵਿੱਚ ਹੈ, ਵਿਧਾਇਕ Arjunbhai Devabhai Modhwadia। 2026 ਵਿੱਚ ਅਨੁਮਾਨਿਤ ਆਬਾਦੀ 4,123, 2011 ਤੋਂ 18% ਵੱਧ।
ਗ੍ਰਾਮ ਪੰਚਾਇਤ: Karaya →
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Karaya
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- Yes
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- No
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- Yes
- Power hours (summer)
- 24
- Power hours (winter)
- 24
- Primary school
- 3
- Middle school
- 0
- Secondary school
- 0
- Senior secondary
- 0
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 0
- Health sub-centre
- 1
- 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
- Yes
- Nearest statutory town
- CHANOD
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 6
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 40
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 25
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- KARAYA
- Total area (ha)
- 662.11
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 126.4
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Karaya
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
ਮੁੱਖ ਤੱਥ — Karaya
- LGD code
- 523495
- Pincode
- 396191
- Post office
- Vapi
- Population (Census 2011)
- 3,497
- Population (projected 2026)
- 4,123
- Households
- 749
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 998
- Literacy rate
- 65.0%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Porbandar
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Porbandar
- Member of Parliament
- Mansukh Mandaviya
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Arjunbhai Devabhai Modhwadia
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- SHITALBEN RAVINDRABHAI PATEL
- Block / Mandal
- Vapi
- Nearest railway station
- Ranavav (13.2 km)
ਉਹੀ ਪਿੰਨਕੋਡ
Villages sharing pincode 396191
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Vapi ਮੰਡਲ ਦੇ ਹੋਰ ਪਿੰਡ
View all 27 →Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
- Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records
- Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-25
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)