About Kareri Village

Kareri is a small village in Chaurah tehsil, in the district of Chamba, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 377, made up of 189 males and 188 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 995 females per 1000 males. The village covers 159.46 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176319, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kareri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kareri village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Chamba
Tehsil	Chaurah
Pincode	176319
Area (hectares)	159.46 hectares
Population	377
Male Population	189
Female Population	188
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	995
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Kareri compares

By the 2011 count Kareri is the 96th largest of the 176 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 441 residents. Its 159.46 hectares work out to about 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 968.

Getting to Kareri

Kareri is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Kareri as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. 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 Kareri from other places

Kareri lies about 12 km from Chamba, and the nearest railway station is Talara, about 35 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 Kareri
Tehsil headquarters	Chaurah	12 km
District headquarters	Chamba	12 km
Nearest railway station	Talara	35 km

Villages closest to Kareri

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Chaurah 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 Kareri

As per the Census of India 2011, Kareri village had a population of 377. That makes it the 96th largest of the 176 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 441 residents.

Kareri village has 189 males and 188 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kareri has about 995 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 968.

The pincode recorded for Kareri is 176319. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kareri covers 159.46 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kareri falls under Chaurah tehsil of Chamba district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Kareri is Talara, about 35 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Kareri.

Kareri is about 12 km from Chamba in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kareri is in Chaurah tehsil of Chamba district. Chaurah is about 12 km away. Chamba is about 12 km away. Talara is about 35 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.