About Karad Village

Karad is a large village in Ani tehsil, in the district of Kullu, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,956, made up of 1,503 males and 1,453 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 967 females per 1000 males. The village covers 329.98 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 172026, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Karad Overview

Census 2011 figures for Karad village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Kullu
Tehsil	Ani
Pincode	172026
Area (hectares)	329.98 hectares
Population	2,956
Male Population	1,503
Female Population	1,453
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	967
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Karad compares

By the 2011 count Karad is the 8th largest of the 17 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 3,348 residents. Its 329.98 hectares work out to about 9.0 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 957.

Getting to Karad

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

Karad lies about 68 km from Kullu, and the nearest railway station is Summer Hill, about 29 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 Karad
Tehsil headquarters	Ani	20 km
Nearest town	Shimla	29 km
Nearest railway station	Summer Hill	29 km
District headquarters	Kullu	68 km

Villages closest to Karad

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

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Common questions about Karad

As per the Census of India 2011, Karad village had a population of 2,956. That makes it the 8th largest of the 17 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,348 residents.

Karad village has 1,503 males and 1,453 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Karad has about 967 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 957.

The pincode recorded for Karad is 172026. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Karad covers 329.98 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.0 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Karad falls under Ani tehsil of Kullu district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Karad is Summer Hill, about 29 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 Karad.

Karad is about 68 km from Kullu in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Karad is in Ani tehsil of Kullu district. Ani is about 20 km away. Shimla is about 29 km away. Summer Hill is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.