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About Karoh Village

Karoh is a small village in Nurpur tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 189, made up of 100 males and 89 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 890 females per 1000 males. The village covers 46.35 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176204, 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 Nurpur
Pincode 176204
Area (hectares) 46.35 hectares
Population 189
Male Population 100
Female Population 89
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 890
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 Karoh compares

By the 2011 count Karoh is the 233rd largest of the 372 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 426 residents. Its 46.35 hectares work out to about 4.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 971.

Getting to Karoh

Karoh is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Karoh 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 Karoh from other places

Karoh lies about 36 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Talara, about 6.8 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
Tehsil headquarters Nurpur 6.4 km
Nearest railway station Talara 6.8 km
Nearest town Mamun 24 km
District headquarters Kangra 36 km

Villages closest to Karoh

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Nurpur 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 189. That makes it the 233rd largest of the 372 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 426 residents.

Karoh village has 100 males and 89 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Karoh has about 890 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 971.

The pincode recorded for Karoh is 176204. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Karoh covers 46.35 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Karoh falls under Nurpur tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Karoh is Talara, about 6.8 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Karoh.

Karoh is about 36 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 Nurpur tehsil of Kangra district. Nurpur is about 6.4 km away. Talara is about 6.8 km away. Mamun is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kadroh (under 2 km), Jara (under 2 km) and Jharoli (under 2 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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