:''See Karol for namesake persons'' Karol is a village and former minor

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on the Saurashtra peninsula in the Indian state of

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History

The

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'' was ruled by

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Rajput Chieftains. It comprised two major centres; Karol and Vadekhan villages. In 1901 the population totaled 981. State Revenue in 1903-04 yielded approximately Rs. 11,000, 796 of which was paid to the

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and

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. Karol is the major village of Limbdi and was built by Zala Amarsinhjibapu. The name was taken from Kalbherav Dev, as suggested by Zala Amarsinhjibapu.

Geography

Karol is located near Limbdi in

Surendranagar Surendranagar Dudhrej is a municipality in Surendranagar district in the Indian States and territories of India, state of Gujarat. Dudhrej municipality is directly connected with Wadhwan city and Wadhwan municipality. Etymology Dudhrej was o ...

district. It is surrounded by extensive acreage and borders Laliyad, Sauka, Pandri, Limbdi, Khandiya, Mojidad, Borna and Bhrugupur. Karol connects by road and train. The Chuda railway station is 2 km away. A

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bus serves Karol from the Limbdi bus station.

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passes near the village, providing water for drinking and agriculture. Karol has a large lake and the main road separates the lake from the village. The roads in the village are made by RCC. An underwater rubbish/garbage system serves the village.

Demographics

Karol has a population of 3,320, of which 1,708 are males while 1,612 are females as per Population Census 2011. The population of children age 0-6 is 332. The

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is 944, higher than Gujarat State average of 919. The child sex ratio is 795, lower than Gujarat average of 890. In 2011, the literacy rate was 81.12% compared to 78.03 % of Gujarat. Male literacy stands at 94.48 % while the female literacy rate was 67.24%.

References

External links

Imperial Gazetteer on dsal.uchicago.edu - Kathiawar

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