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About Karanjh Village

Karanjh is a small village in Jogindarnagar tehsil, in the district of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 96, made up of 46 males and 50 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,087 females per 1000 males. The village covers 44.63 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176120, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Karanjh Overview

Census 2011 figures for Karanjh village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Mandi
Tehsil Jogindarnagar
Pincode 176120
Area (hectares) 44.63 hectares
Population 96
Male Population 46
Female Population 50
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,087
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 Karanjh compares

By the 2011 count Karanjh is the 168th largest of the 202 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 386 residents. Its 44.63 hectares work out to about 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1112.

Getting to Karanjh

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

Karanjh lies about 8.2 km from Mandi, and the nearest railway station is Buffer Stop, about 30 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 Karanjh
District headquarters Mandi 8.2 km
Nearest railway station Buffer Stop 30 km
Tehsil headquarters Jogindarnagar 31 km

Villages closest to Karanjh

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Karanjh village had a population of 96. That makes it the 168th largest of the 202 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 386 residents.

Karanjh village has 46 males and 50 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Karanjh has about 1087 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1112.

The pincode recorded for Karanjh is 176120. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Karanjh covers 44.63 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Karanjh falls under Jogindarnagar tehsil of Mandi district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Karanjh is Buffer Stop, about 30 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 Karanjh.

Karanjh is about 8.2 km from Mandi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Karanjh is in Jogindarnagar tehsil of Mandi district. Mandi is about 8.2 km away. Buffer Stop is about 30 km away. Jogindarnagar is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are D P F Sukar (under 2 km), Triamli (4.1 km) and Garoru (4.6 km).

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

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