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About Keran Village

Keran is a small village in Sundarnagar tehsil, in the district of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 242, made up of 124 males and 118 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 952 females per 1000 males. The village covers 88 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 174401, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Keran Overview

Census 2011 figures for Keran village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Mandi
Tehsil Sundarnagar
Pincode 174401
Area (hectares) 88 hectares
Population 242
Male Population 124
Female Population 118
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 952
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Keran compares

By the 2011 count Keran is the 107th largest of the 157 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 549 residents. Its 88 hectares work out to about 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 993.

Getting to Keran

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

Keran lies about 22 km from Mandi, and the nearest railway station is Olinda, about 49 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 Keran
Tehsil headquarters Sundarnagar 2.6 km
District headquarters Mandi 22 km
Nearest railway station Olinda 49 km

Villages closest to Keran

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Keran village had a population of 242. That makes it the 107th largest of the 157 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 549 residents.

Keran village has 124 males and 118 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Keran has about 952 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 993.

The pincode recorded for Keran is 174401. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Keran covers 88 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Keran falls under Sundarnagar tehsil of Mandi district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Keran is Olinda, about 49 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 <5 km distance for Keran.

Keran is about 22 km from Mandi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Keran is in Sundarnagar tehsil of Mandi district. Sundarnagar is about 2.6 km away. Mandi is about 22 km away. Olinda is about 49 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kangar (under 2 km), Bharari (2.2 km) and Bahli (2.3 km).

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

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