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About Karela Village

Karela is a small village in Shahpur tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 232, made up of 114 males and 118 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,035 females per 1000 males. The village covers 40.09 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176208, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Karela Overview

Census 2011 figures for Karela village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Shahpur
Pincode 176208
Area (hectares) 40.09 hectares
Population 232
Male Population 114
Female Population 118
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,035
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Karela compares

By the 2011 count Karela is the 99th largest of the 147 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 451 residents. Its 40.09 hectares work out to about 5.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1046.

Getting to Karela

Karela is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Karela as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Karela from other places

Karela lies about 12 km from Kangra. 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 Karela
Tehsil headquarters Shahpur 4.3 km
District headquarters Kangra 12 km
Nearest town Dharamsala 14 km

Villages closest to Karela

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Karela village had a population of 232. That makes it the 99th largest of the 147 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 451 residents.

Karela village has 114 males and 118 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Karela has about 1035 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1046.

The pincode recorded for Karela is 176208. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Karela covers 40.09 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Karela falls under Shahpur tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The census record for Karela notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

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

Karela is about 12 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Karela is in Shahpur tehsil of Kangra district. Shahpur is about 4.3 km away. Kangra is about 12 km away. Dharamsala is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Churtha (under 2 km), Kothar (under 2 km) and Ketlu Rajol (1.7 km).

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

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