Karel, Rajapur

Karel (करेल) is a village located in the Rajapur Taluka of Ratnagiri district of Maharashtra. The village falls in Rajapur block and comes under Niveli Village Panchayat. It belongs to Ratnagiri - Sindhudurg parliament constituency and Rajapur assembly constituency.

As on April 2025, the current population of Karel is 186 out of which 77 are males and rest 109 are females. The sex ratio of this village is 1416 females per 1000 males. There are around 20 teenagers in Karel. It has literacy rate of 63% which means around 118 persons can read and write. Total 0 people belonging to scheduled caste and 0 scheduled tribe people live in the village. There are around 51 households in Karel, which means every family has 4 members on average. The village has working population of 101. The pincode of Karel is 416702 and there are many postoffices around the village which can used to send speed post, registered parcel etc.

• Rajapur S.O (Ratnagiri)
• Burambe Wadi Branch Post office
• Devache Gothane Branch Post office
• Juwathi Branch Post office
• Kaneri Branch Post office

Schools

Karel has many good schools for education and follwing are popular schools among students.

• Zilla Parishad Primary School Karel

Hospitals

Karel has many good hospitals for treatment and follwing are popular among people.

• Devihasol Sub-Center
• Pendkhale Sub-Center
• Tulsawade Sub-Center
• Rajwadi Sub-Center
• Oshiwale Sub-Center

Banks

Karel has many good banks for financial services and follwing are popular among people.

• Bank of India D. Gothane
• Canara Bank Madban
• ICICI Bank Rajapur, Maharashtra
• ICICI Bank Rajapur Urban Coop Bank LTD
• Kotak Mahindra Bank Kokan Mercantile CO-OP Bank LTD Rajapur