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About Karoh Village

Karoh is a small village in Dera Gopipur tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 95, made up of 42 males and 53 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,262 females per 1000 males. The village covers 44.96 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 177114, 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 Kangra
Tehsil Dera Gopipur
Pincode 177114
Area (hectares) 44.96 hectares
Population 95
Male Population 42
Female Population 53
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,262
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 239th largest of the 274 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 416 residents. Its 44.96 hectares work out to about 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1082.

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 35 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Daulatpur Chowk, about 7.9 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 Daulatpur Chowk 7.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Dera Gopipur 18 km
Nearest town Talwāra 18 km
District headquarters Kangra 35 km

Villages closest to Karoh

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Karoh village had a population of 95. That makes it the 239th largest of the 274 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 416 residents.

Karoh village has 42 males and 53 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Karoh has about 1262 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1082.

The pincode recorded for Karoh is 177114. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Karoh covers 44.96 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Karoh falls under Dera Gopipur tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Karoh is Daulatpur Chowk, about 7.9 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 35 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Karoh is in Dera Gopipur tehsil of Kangra district. Daulatpur Chowk is about 7.9 km away. Dera Gopipur is about 18 km away. Talwāra is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Tilla (6.4 km), Amlehra (6.7 km) and Jhaklehr (6.7 km).

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

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