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About Karelnu Village

Karelnu is a small village in Dalhousie tehsil, in the district of Chamba, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 183, made up of 103 males and 80 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 777 females per 1000 males. The village covers 44.92 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176304, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Karelnu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Karelnu village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Chamba
Tehsil Dalhousie
Pincode 176304
Area (hectares) 44.92 hectares
Population 183
Male Population 103
Female Population 80
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 777
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Karelnu compares

By the 2011 count Karelnu is the 68th largest of the 119 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 304 residents. Its 44.92 hectares work out to about 4.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1025.

Getting to Karelnu

Karelnu is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Karelnu as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Karelnu from other places

Karelnu 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 Karelnu
Tehsil headquarters Dalhousie 12 km
District headquarters Chamba 19 km
Nearest railway station Nurpur Road 21 km

Villages closest to Karelnu

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

Common questions about Karelnu

As per the Census of India 2011, Karelnu village had a population of 183. That makes it the 68th largest of the 119 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 304 residents.

Karelnu village has 103 males and 80 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Karelnu has about 777 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1025.

The pincode recorded for Karelnu is 176304. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Karelnu covers 44.92 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Karelnu falls under Dalhousie tehsil of Chamba district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Karelnu 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Karelnu.

Karelnu 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.

Karelnu is in Dalhousie tehsil of Chamba district. Dalhousie is about 12 km away. Chamba is about 19 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.

The closest recorded villages are Sakrera (under 2 km), Rangar (under 2 km) and Manola (under 2 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Karelnu today is likely to be higher.

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