About Kareu Village

Kareu is a small village in Bhalai tehsil, in the district of Chamba, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 236, made up of 115 males and 121 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,052 females per 1000 males. The village covers 116.22 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176308, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kareu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kareu village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Chamba
Tehsil	Bhalai
Pincode	176308
Area (hectares)	116.22 hectares
Population	236
Male Population	115
Female Population	121
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,052
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Kareu compares

By the 2011 count Kareu is the 51st largest of the 78 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 325 residents. Its 116.22 hectares work out to about 2.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1020.

Getting to Kareu

Kareu is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kareu as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kareu from other places

Kareu lies about 19 km from Chamba, and the nearest railway station is Nurpur Road, about 21 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Kareu
District headquarters	Chamba	19 km
Tehsil headquarters	Bhalai	21 km
Nearest railway station	Nurpur Road	21 km

Villages closest to Kareu

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Bhalai tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

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Common questions about Kareu

As per the Census of India 2011, Kareu village had a population of 236. That makes it the 51st largest of the 78 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 325 residents.

Kareu village has 115 males and 121 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kareu has about 1052 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1020.

The pincode recorded for Kareu is 176308. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kareu covers 116.22 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kareu falls under Bhalai tehsil of Chamba district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Kareu is Nurpur Road, about 21 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Kareu.

Kareu is about 19 km from Chamba in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kareu is in Bhalai tehsil of Chamba district. Chamba is about 19 km away. Bhalai is about 21 km away. Nurpur Road is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.