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About Karhech Village

Karhech is a small village in Shimla Rural tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 33, made up of 15 males and 18 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,200 females per 1000 males. The village covers 17.27 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171011, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Karhech Overview

Census 2011 figures for Karhech village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Shimla Rural
Pincode 171011
Area (hectares) 17.27 hectares
Population 33
Male Population 15
Female Population 18
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,200
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Karhech compares

By the 2011 count Karhech is the 426th largest of the 516 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 154 residents. Its 17.27 hectares work out to about 1.9 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 Karhech

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

Karhech lies about 10 km from Shimla, and the nearest railway station is Jutogh, about 6.6 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 Karhech
Nearest railway station Jutogh 6.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Shimla Rural 10 km
District headquarters Shimla 10 km

Villages closest to Karhech

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 Karhech

As per the Census of India 2011, Karhech village had a population of 33. That makes it the 426th largest of the 516 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 154 residents.

Karhech village has 15 males and 18 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Karhech has about 1200 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 987.

The pincode recorded for Karhech is 171011. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Karhech covers 17.27 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The nearest railway station to Karhech is Jutogh, about 6.6 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Karhech.

Karhech is about 10 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Karhech is in Shimla Rural tehsil of Shimla district. Jutogh is about 6.6 km away. Shimla Rural is about 10 km away. Shimla is about 10 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Karhechi (under 2 km), Balahu (under 2 km) and Up Muhal D P F Balahu (under 2 km).

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

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