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About Karha Village

Karha is a small village in Dhatwal tehsil, in the district of Hamirpur, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 253, made up of 117 males and 136 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,162 females per 1000 males. The village covers 56.87 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176040, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Karha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Karha village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Hamirpur
Tehsil Dhatwal
Pincode 176040
Area (hectares) 56.87 hectares
Population 253
Male Population 117
Female Population 136
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,162
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Karha compares

By the 2011 count Karha is the 47th largest of the 125 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 299 residents. Its 56.87 hectares work out to about 4.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1186.

Getting to Karha

Karha is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Karha 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. The nearest villages by name are Jarl, Kachhwin, Kaller and Kalwal. 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 Karha

As per the Census of India 2011, Karha village had a population of 253. That makes it the 47th largest of the 125 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 299 residents.

Karha village has 117 males and 136 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Karha has about 1162 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1186.

The pincode recorded for Karha is 176040. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Karha covers 56.87 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Karha falls under Dhatwal tehsil of Hamirpur district in Himachal Pradesh.

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

Karha is in Dhatwal 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 Karha today is likely to be higher.

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