About Karoh Village

Karoh is a small village in Bhoranj tehsil, in the district of Hamirpur, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 175, made up of 85 males and 90 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,059 females per 1000 males. The village covers 25.54 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176044, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Karoh Overview

Census 2011 figures for Karoh village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Hamirpur
Tehsil	Bhoranj
Pincode	176044
Area (hectares)	25.54 hectares
Population	175
Male Population	85
Female Population	90
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,059
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Karoh compares

By the 2011 count Karoh is the 171st largest of the 267 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 335 residents. Its 25.54 hectares work out to about 6.9 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1213.

Getting to Karoh

Karoh is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Karoh 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 Karoh from other places

Karoh lies about 31 km from Hamirpur, and the nearest railway station is Joginder Nagar, about 12 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 Karoh
Nearest railway station	Joginder Nagar	12 km
Nearest town	Mandi	26 km
Tehsil headquarters	Bhoranj	30 km
District headquarters	Hamirpur	31 km

Villages closest to Karoh

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Karoh village had a population of 175. That makes it the 171st largest of the 267 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 335 residents.

Karoh village has 85 males and 90 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Karoh has about 1059 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1213.

The pincode recorded for Karoh is 176044. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Karoh covers 25.54 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.9 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Karoh falls under Bhoranj tehsil of Hamirpur district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Karoh is Joginder Nagar, about 12 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 Karoh.

Karoh is about 31 km from Hamirpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Karoh is in Bhoranj tehsil of Hamirpur district. Joginder Nagar is about 12 km away. Mandi is about 26 km away. Bhoranj is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.