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About Karnathu Village

Karnathu is a mid sized village in Baijnath tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 574, made up of 285 males and 289 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,014 females per 1000 males. The village covers 122.07 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176125, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Karnathu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Karnathu village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Baijnath
Pincode 176125
Area (hectares) 122.07 hectares
Population 574
Male Population 285
Female Population 289
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,014
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available

How Karnathu compares

By the 2011 count Karnathu is the 59th largest of the 195 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 482 residents. Its 122.07 hectares work out to about 4.7 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 1095.

Getting to Karnathu

The census records public bus service for Karnathu as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Karnathu from other places

Karnathu lies about 38 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Baijnath Paprola, about 6.3 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 Karnathu
Tehsil headquarters Baijnath 6.0 km
Nearest railway station Baijnath Paprola 6.3 km
Nearest town Dharamsala 35 km
District headquarters Kangra 38 km

Villages closest to Karnathu

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Karnathu village had a population of 574. That makes it the 59th largest of the 195 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 482 residents.

Karnathu village has 285 males and 289 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Karnathu has about 1014 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1095.

The pincode recorded for Karnathu is 176125. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Karnathu covers 122.07 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Karnathu falls under Baijnath tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Karnathu is Baijnath Paprola, about 6.3 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Karnathu.

Karnathu is about 38 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Karnathu is in Baijnath tehsil of Kangra district. Baijnath is about 6.0 km away. Baijnath Paprola is about 6.3 km away. Dharamsala is about 35 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Deol Khas (under 2 km), Patahar (under 2 km) and Bhunkher (1.5 km).

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

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