Karav, Pen
Karav (काराव) is a village and Village Panchayat of the Pen Taluka in Raigad district of Maharashtra, which falls under Pen block. Aparna Tulshidas Kothekar is the President of Karav Village Panchayat, who can be contacted at email address nilam_ramesh@rediffmail.com and mobile number 98229xxx75. The Secretary is Sanjay Shankar Jadhav, who can be reached at email address vivekmhatrepen@gmail.com and mobile number 99609xxx58. The Panchayat address is at Post Gadab Tal Pen Dist Raigad, Enter Address 2, Pincode - 110011. You can reach there by taking a bus till Yes bus stop which is around 2 km away. The Panchayat has both internet facility and Wi-Fi facility. There are two computers, one printer and one scanner available for various works. It also has a CSC center.
As on April 2024, the current population of Karav is 2.5 thousands out of which 1.2 thousands are males and rest 1.2 thousands are females. The sex ratio of this village is 1006 females per 1000 males. There are around 229 teenagers in Karav. It has literacy rate of 70% which means around 1.7 thousands persons can read and write. Total 2 people belonging to scheduled caste and 406 scheduled tribe people live in the village. There are around 571 households in Karav, which means every family has 4 members on average. The village has working population of 861. The pincode of Karav is 402107 and there are many postoffices around the village which can used to send speed post, registered parcel etc.
- Pen Sub Post office
- Ambeghar Branch Post office
- Gadab Branch Post office
- Gagode Budruk Branch Post office
- Hamrapur Branch Post office
Schools
Karav has many good schools for education and follwing are popular schools among students.
- Janta High School Gadab
- Sanskar Vidyalaya Gadab
- Rzp School Khapachi Wadi
- Rzp School Gadab
- Rzp School Sulewadi
Hospitals
Karav has many good hospitals for treatment and follwing are popular among people.
Banks
Karav has many good banks for financial services and follwing are popular among people.
- Abhyudaya Co-operative Bank Pen
- AU Small Finance Bank Pen
- Bank of Baroda Pen, Dist Raigad
- Bank of Baroda Shihu, MH
- Bank of Baroda Wadgav, MH
Covered villages
Karav Village Panchayat manages total 7 villages.