Skip to main content

About Karana Village

Karana is a small village in Theog tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 393, made up of 183 males and 210 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,148 females per 1000 males. The village covers 109.28 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171201, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Karana Overview

Census 2011 figures for Karana village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Theog
Pincode 171201
Area (hectares) 109.28 hectares
Population 393
Male Population 183
Female Population 210
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,148
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Karana compares

By the 2011 count Karana is the 32nd largest of the 425 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 180 residents. Its 109.28 hectares work out to about 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 990.

Getting to Karana

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

Karana lies about 19 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 Karana
Tehsil headquarters Theog 7.6 km
District headquarters Shimla 19 km

Villages closest to Karana

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 Karana

As per the Census of India 2011, Karana village had a population of 393. That makes it the 32nd largest of the 425 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 180 residents.

Karana village has 183 males and 210 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Karana has about 1148 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 990.

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

Karana covers 109.28 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The census record for Karana 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 Karana.

Karana is about 19 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Karana is in Theog tehsil of Shimla district. Theog is about 7.6 km away. Shimla is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Khaprol (under 2 km), Kufar Jeta (under 2 km) and Kufar Khnal (under 2 km).

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

Our Blogs Blogs

Explore the beauty of india and villages of india with our blog.

See All