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About Karaba Village

Karaba is a small village in Nichar tehsil, in the district of Kinnaur, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 260, made up of 143 males and 117 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 818 females per 1000 males. The village covers 196.54 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 172118, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Karaba Overview

Census 2011 figures for Karaba village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kinnaur
Tehsil Nichar
Pincode 172118
Area (hectares) 196.54 hectares
Population 260
Male Population 143
Female Population 117
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 818
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 Karaba compares

By the 2011 count Karaba is the 35th largest of the 85 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 326 residents. Its 196.54 hectares work out to about 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 915.

Getting to Karaba

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

Karaba lies about 23 km from Kinnaur. 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 Karaba
Tehsil headquarters Nichar 23 km
District headquarters Kinnaur 23 km
Nearest town Shimla 100 km

Villages closest to Karaba

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Karaba village had a population of 260. That makes it the 35th largest of the 85 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 326 residents.

Karaba village has 143 males and 117 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Karaba has about 818 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 915.

The pincode recorded for Karaba is 172118. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Karaba covers 196.54 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Karaba falls under Nichar tehsil of Kinnaur district in Himachal Pradesh.

The census record for Karaba 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 Karaba.

Karaba is about 23 km from Kinnaur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Karaba is in Nichar tehsil of Kinnaur district. Nichar is about 23 km away. Kinnaur is about 23 km away. Shimla is about 100 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Yangpa (under 2 km), Katgaon (under 2 km) and Shango (1.6 km).

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

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