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About Karari Village

Karari is a small village in Rampur tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 295, made up of 157 males and 138 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 879 females per 1000 males. The village covers 117.66 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 172000, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Karari Overview

Census 2011 figures for Karari village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Rampur
Pincode 172000
Area (hectares) 117.66 hectares
Population 295
Male Population 157
Female Population 138
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 879
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Karari compares

By the 2011 count Karari is the 85th largest of the 149 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 440 residents. Its 117.66 hectares work out to about 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 962.

Getting to Karari

Karari is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Karari as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 Karari from other places

Karari lies about 64 km from Shimla. 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 Karari
Tehsil headquarters Rampur 5.4 km
District headquarters Shimla 64 km

Villages closest to Karari

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Karari village had a population of 295. That makes it the 85th largest of the 149 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 440 residents.

Karari village has 157 males and 138 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Karari has about 879 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 962.

The pincode recorded for Karari is 172000. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Karari covers 117.66 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Karari falls under Rampur tehsil of Shimla district in Himachal Pradesh.

The census record for Karari notes the nearest railway station 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 - 10 km distance for Karari.

Karari is about 64 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Karari is in Rampur tehsil of Shimla district. Rampur is about 5.4 km away. Shimla is about 64 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 Sandholi Nala (under 2 km), Nala Khobar (under 2 km) and Kuni (under 2 km).

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

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