Karak, Rajapur, Ratnagiri, Maharashtra, India

Content updated on May 17, 2024.

Geographic Location of Karak


The village Karak is located in Rajapur Tahsil of Ratnagiri District in the State of Maharashtra in India. It comes under Rajapur Community Development Block. The nearest town is Rajapur, which is about 38 kilometers away from Karak.

Travel and Communication for Karak


The village is connected by public bus services. There is a railway station more than 10 kms away from the village.

Postal Address:
Karak,
Ratnagiri,
Maharashtra, India
PIN - 416704

Climate Change, Weather and Environment Reports / Data for Karak


Climate, Environment and Weather data, climate change reports etc. for Karak is available as professional paid service. You may contact us for further details and sample data.

A brief summary of available data for Karak is given below:

CategoryResolutionPeriod
Precipitation - hHalf Hourly / 0.1 deg (11 kms) grid2001 - 2024
Precipitation - lDaily / 0.25 deg (28 kms) grid1901 - 2024
Temperature - hMonthly / 0.5 deg (55 kms) grid1901 - 2023
Temperature - lDaily / 1 deg (111 kms) grid1951 - 2024

Social Structure of Karak


As per available data from the year 2009, 1501 persons live in 390 house holds in the village Karak. There are 796 female individuals and 705 male individuals in the village. Females constitute 53.03% and males constitute 46.97% of the total population.

There are 6 scheduled castes persons of which 4 are females and 2 are males. Females constitute 66.67% and males constitute 33.33% of the scheduled castes population. Scheduled castes constitute 0.4% of the total population.

Population density of Karak is 75.56 persons per square kilometer.

Land and Natural Resources in Karak


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Total area of Karak is 1986.4 Hectares as per the data available for the year 2009.

Total sown/agricultural area is 1238.1 ha. About 1238.1 ha is irrigated area.

About 5 ha is in non-agricultural use. About 7 ha is used permanent pastures and grazing lands.

About 14.33 ha is lying as current fallow area. About 41.91 ha is culturable waste land. About 1.76 ha is lying as fallow land other than current fallows. About 675.44 ha is covered by barren and un-cultivable land.

Schools in Karak


There are 3 government pre-primary schools in the village Karak.

There are 4 government primary schools in the village Karak.

There are 3 government middle schools in the village Karak.

There are no private or government secondary schools in the village. However, there is a private secondary school in Karveli, which is less than 5 kms away from Karak.

There are no private or government senior secondary schools in the village. However, there is a private senior secondary school in Panchal, which is 5-10 kms away from Karak.

Colleges in Karak


There are no private or government arts and science degree colleges in the village. However, there is a private arts and science degree college in Raspathan, which is 5-10 kms away from Karak.

There are no private or government engineering colleges in the village. However, there is a private engineering college in Raspathan, which is 5-10 kms away from Karak.

There are no private or government medical colleges in the village. However, there is a private medical college in Kolhapur, which is 5-10 kms away from Karak.

There are no private or government management institutes in the village. However, there is a private management institute in Kolhapur, which is 5-10 kms away from Karak.

There are no private or government polytechnic institutes in the village. However, there is a private polytechnic institute in Kolhapur, which is 5-10 kms away from Karak.

Other Educational Facilities in Karak


There are no private or government vocational training school / ITIs in the village. However, there is a private vocational training school / ITI in Kolhapur, which is 5-10 kms away from Karak.

There are no private or government non formal training centres in the village. However, there is a private non formal training centre in Lanja, which is 5-10 kms away from Karak.

There are no private or government differently abled schools in the village. However, there is a private differently abled school in Oine, which is more than 10 kms away from Karak.

Healthcare Facilities in Karak


There is a community health centre 5-10 kms away from Karak.

There is a primary health centre 5-10 kms away from Karak.

There is a primary health sub-centre with 0 doctors and 2 paramedical staff in the village Karak.

There is a maternity and child welfare centre 5-10 kms away from Karak.

There is a TB clinic 5-10 kms away from Karak.

There is a allopathic hospital 5-10 kms away from Karak.

There is a alternative medicine hospital more than 10 kms away from Karak.

There is a dispensary 5-10 kms away from Karak.

There is a veterinary hospital less than 5 kms away from Karak.

There is a mobile health centre 5-10 kms away from Karak.

There is a family welfare centre 5-10 kms away from Karak.

*Note: Most of the above information provided as per data compiled from the year 2009.

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