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About Karewati Village

Karewati is a small village in Kumharsain tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 202, made up of 101 males and 101 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,000 females per 1000 males. The village covers 112 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 172029, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Karewati Overview

Census 2011 figures for Karewati village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Kumharsain
Pincode 172029
Area (hectares) 112 hectares
Population 202
Male Population 101
Female Population 101
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,000
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Karewati compares

By the 2011 count Karewati is the 77th largest of the 169 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 248 residents. Its 112 hectares work out to about 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1004.

Getting to Karewati

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

Karewati lies about 29 km from Shimla, 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 Karewati
Tehsil headquarters Kumharsain 21 km
District headquarters Shimla 29 km
Nearest railway station Summer Hill 29 km

Villages closest to Karewati

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Karewati village had a population of 202. That makes it the 77th largest of the 169 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 248 residents.

Karewati village has 101 males and 101 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Karewati has about 1000 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1004.

The pincode recorded for Karewati is 172029. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Karewati covers 112 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Karewati falls under Kumharsain tehsil of Shimla district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Karewati 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 <5 km distance for Karewati.

Karewati is about 29 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Karewati is in Kumharsain tehsil of Shimla district. Kumharsain is about 21 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.

The closest recorded villages are Khatkar (under 2 km), Ghareawat (2.5 km) and Kaunthru (6.3 km).

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

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