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About Karwen Village

Karwen is a small village in Barsar tehsil, in the district of Hamirpur, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 179, made up of 87 males and 92 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,057 females per 1000 males. The village covers 30 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 174304, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Karwen Overview

Census 2011 figures for Karwen village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Hamirpur
Tehsil Barsar
Pincode 174304
Area (hectares) 30 hectares
Population 179
Male Population 87
Female Population 92
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,057
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 Karwen compares

By the 2011 count Karwen is the 115th largest of the 231 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 232 residents. Its 30 hectares work out to about 6.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1122.

Getting to Karwen

Karwen is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Karwen 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. The nearest villages by name are Kalwara, Kannar, Kanoh and Karer. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Karwen

As per the Census of India 2011, Karwen village had a population of 179. That makes it the 115th largest of the 231 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 232 residents.

Karwen village has 87 males and 92 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Karwen has about 1057 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1122.

The pincode recorded for Karwen is 174304. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Karwen covers 30 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Karwen falls under Barsar tehsil of Hamirpur district in Himachal Pradesh.

The census record for Karwen notes the nearest railway station 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 Karwen.

Karwen is in Barsar tehsil of Hamirpur district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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