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About Karoha Khurd Village

Karoha Khurd is a small village in Dera Gopipur tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 423, made up of 195 males and 228 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,169 females per 1000 males. The village covers 230.73 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 177103, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Karoha Khurd Overview

Census 2011 figures for Karoha Khurd village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Dera Gopipur
Pincode 177103
Area (hectares) 230.73 hectares
Population 423
Male Population 195
Female Population 228
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,169
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Karoha Khurd compares

By the 2011 count Karoha Khurd is the 101st largest of the 274 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 416 residents. Its 230.73 hectares work out to about 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1082.

Getting to Karoha Khurd

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

Karoha Khurd lies about 31 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Daulatpur Chowk, about 14 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 Karoha Khurd
Tehsil headquarters Dera Gopipur 9.2 km
Nearest railway station Daulatpur Chowk 14 km
Nearest town Talwāra 26 km
District headquarters Kangra 31 km

Villages closest to Karoha Khurd

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 Karoha Khurd

As per the Census of India 2011, Karoha Khurd village had a population of 423. That makes it the 101st largest of the 274 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 416 residents.

Karoha Khurd village has 195 males and 228 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Karoha Khurd has about 1169 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1082.

The pincode recorded for Karoha Khurd is 177103. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Karoha Khurd covers 230.73 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The nearest railway station to Karoha Khurd is Daulatpur Chowk, about 14 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 Karoha Khurd.

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

Karoha Khurd is in Dera Gopipur tehsil of Kangra district. Dera Gopipur is about 9.2 km away. Daulatpur Chowk is about 14 km away. Talwāra is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Karoha Kalan (1.5 km), Sukahr (2.4 km) and Chalali (2.7 km).

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

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