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About Karagra Village

Karagra is a small village in Nahan tehsil, in the district of Sirmaur, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 40, made up of 17 males and 23 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,353 females per 1000 males. The village covers 32 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 173001, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Karagra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Karagra village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Sirmaur
Tehsil Nahan
Pincode 173001
Area (hectares) 32 hectares
Population 40
Male Population 17
Female Population 23
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,353
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Karagra compares

By the 2011 count Karagra is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 404 residents. Its 32 hectares work out to about 1.2 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 941.

Getting to Karagra

Karagra is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Karagra as Available within 5 - 10 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 Karagra from other places

Karagra lies about 21 km from Sirmaur, and the nearest railway station is Barog, about 31 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 Karagra
Tehsil headquarters Nahan 11 km
Nearest town Nāhan 11 km
District headquarters Sirmaur 21 km
Nearest railway station Barog 31 km

Villages closest to Karagra

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Karagra village had a population of 40. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 404 residents.

Karagra village has 17 males and 23 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Karagra has about 1353 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 941.

The pincode recorded for Karagra is 173001. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Karagra covers 32 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Karagra falls under Nahan tehsil of Sirmaur district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Karagra is Barog, about 31 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 - 10 km distance for Karagra.

Karagra is about 21 km from Sirmaur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Karagra is in Nahan tehsil of Sirmaur district. Nahan is about 11 km away. Nāhan is about 11 km away. Sirmaur is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Boharli (under 2 km), Jaindi Katara (1.6 km) and Kotla (2.1 km).

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

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