About Karana Village

Karana is a large village in Ani tehsil, in the district of Kullu, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,552, made up of 1,314 males and 1,238 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 942 females per 1000 males. The village covers 339.98 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 172026, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Karana Overview

Census 2011 figures for Karana village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Kullu
Tehsil	Ani
Pincode	172026
Area (hectares)	339.98 hectares
Population	2,552
Male Population	1,314
Female Population	1,238
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	942
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Karana compares

By the 2011 count Karana is the 14th largest of the 17 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 3,348 residents. Its 339.98 hectares work out to about 7.5 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 957.

Getting to Karana

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

Karana lies about 63 km from Kullu. 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 Karana
Tehsil headquarters	Ani	2.5 km
Nearest town	Shimla	46 km
District headquarters	Kullu	63 km

Villages closest to Karana

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 Karana

As per the Census of India 2011, Karana village had a population of 2,552. That makes it the 14th largest of the 17 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,348 residents.

Karana village has 1,314 males and 1,238 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Karana has about 942 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 957.

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

Karana covers 339.98 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.5 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The census record for Karana notes the nearest railway station 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 Karana.

Karana is about 63 km from Kullu in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Karana is in Ani tehsil of Kullu district. Ani is about 2.5 km away. Shimla is about 46 km away. Kullu is about 63 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.