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About Karuth Village

Karuth is a small village in Theog tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 65, made up of 33 males and 32 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 970 females per 1000 males. The village covers 60.69 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171201, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Karuth Overview

Census 2011 figures for Karuth village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Theog
Pincode 171201
Area (hectares) 60.69 hectares
Population 65
Male Population 33
Female Population 32
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 970
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Karuth compares

By the 2011 count Karuth is the 327th largest of the 425 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 180 residents. Its 60.69 hectares work out to about 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 990.

Getting to Karuth

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

Karuth lies about 24 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 Karuth
Tehsil headquarters Theog 5.6 km
District headquarters Shimla 24 km

Villages closest to Karuth

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Karuth village had a population of 65. That makes it the 327th largest of the 425 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 180 residents.

Karuth village has 33 males and 32 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Karuth has about 970 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 990.

The pincode recorded for Karuth is 171201. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Karuth covers 60.69 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Karuth falls under Theog tehsil of Shimla district in Himachal Pradesh.

The census record for Karuth notes the nearest railway station 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 Karuth.

Karuth is about 24 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Karuth is in Theog tehsil of Shimla district. Theog is about 5.6 km away. Shimla is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kiri (under 2 km), Palat (under 2 km) and Namana (under 2 km).

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

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