About Karahu Village

Karahu is a small village in Arki tehsil, in the district of Solan, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 165, made up of 80 males and 85 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,062 females per 1000 males. The village covers 73 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171102, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Karahu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Karahu village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Solan
Tehsil	Arki
Pincode	171102
Area (hectares)	73 hectares
Population	165
Male Population	80
Female Population	85
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,062
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Karahu compares

By the 2011 count Karahu is the 107th largest of the 290 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 181 residents. Its 73 hectares work out to about 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1020.

Getting to Karahu

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

Karahu lies about 51 km from Solan, and the nearest railway station is Summer Hill, about 29 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 Karahu
Nearest town	Shimla	29 km
Nearest railway station	Summer Hill	29 km
Tehsil headquarters	Arki	34 km
District headquarters	Solan	51 km

Villages closest to Karahu

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

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Common questions about Karahu

As per the Census of India 2011, Karahu village had a population of 165. That makes it the 107th largest of the 290 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 181 residents.

Karahu village has 80 males and 85 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Karahu has about 1062 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1020.

The pincode recorded for Karahu is 171102. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Karahu covers 73 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Karahu falls under Arki tehsil of Solan district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Karahu is Summer Hill, about 29 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 village and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Karahu.

Karahu is about 51 km from Solan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Karahu is in Arki tehsil of Solan district. Shimla is about 29 km away. Summer Hill is about 29 km away. Arki is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.