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About Karaunri Village

Karaunri is a small village in Shimla Rural tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 57, made up of 28 males and 29 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,036 females per 1000 males. The village covers 33.38 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171103, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Karaunri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Karaunri village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Shimla Rural
Pincode 171103
Area (hectares) 33.38 hectares
Population 57
Male Population 28
Female Population 29
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,036
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 Karaunri compares

By the 2011 count Karaunri is the 353rd largest of the 516 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 154 residents. Its 33.38 hectares work out to about 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 987.

Getting to Karaunri

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

Karaunri lies about 15 km from Shimla, and the nearest railway station is Jutogh, about 13 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 Karaunri
Nearest railway station Jutogh 13 km
Tehsil headquarters Shimla Rural 15 km
District headquarters Shimla 15 km

Villages closest to Karaunri

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Shimla Rural 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 Karaunri

As per the Census of India 2011, Karaunri village had a population of 57. That makes it the 353rd largest of the 516 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 154 residents.

Karaunri village has 28 males and 29 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Karaunri has about 1036 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 987.

The pincode recorded for Karaunri is 171103. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Karaunri covers 33.38 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Karaunri falls under Shimla Rural tehsil of Shimla district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Karaunri is Jutogh, about 13 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 Karaunri.

Karaunri is about 15 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Karaunri is in Shimla Rural tehsil of Shimla district. Jutogh is about 13 km away. Shimla Rural is about 15 km away. Shimla is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Tangesh (under 2 km), Mahapuna (under 2 km) and Tun (under 2 km).

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

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