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About Karah Village

Karah is a small village in Sihunta tehsil, in the district of Chamba, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 13, made up of 8 males and 5 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 625 females per 1000 males. The village covers 67.14 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176207, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Karah Overview

Census 2011 figures for Karah village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Chamba
Tehsil Sihunta
Pincode 176207
Area (hectares) 67.14 hectares
Population 13
Male Population 8
Female Population 5
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 625
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 Karah compares

By the 2011 count Karah is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 498 residents. Its 67.14 hectares work out to about 0.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1021.

Getting to Karah

Karah is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Karah 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 Karah from other places

Karah lies about 25 km from Chamba, and the nearest railway station is Balle Da Pir Larth, about 22 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 Karah
Tehsil headquarters Sihunta 4.4 km
Nearest railway station Balle Da Pir Larth 22 km
Nearest town Dharamsala 22 km
District headquarters Chamba 25 km

Villages closest to Karah

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Karah village had a population of 13. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 498 residents.

Karah village has 8 males and 5 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Karah has about 625 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1021.

The pincode recorded for Karah is 176207. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Karah covers 67.14 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Karah falls under Sihunta tehsil of Chamba district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Karah is Balle Da Pir Larth, about 22 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 Karah.

Karah is about 25 km from Chamba in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Karah is in Sihunta tehsil of Chamba district. Sihunta is about 4.4 km away. Balle Da Pir Larth is about 22 km away. Dharamsala is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Draon (under 2 km), Lambial (1.6 km) and Sakhiar (1.7 km).

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

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