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About Karuwana Village

Karuwana is a mid sized village in Baddi tehsil, in the district of Solan, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 891, made up of 467 males and 424 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 908 females per 1000 males. The village covers 97 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 173205, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Karuwana Overview

Census 2011 figures for Karuwana village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Solan
Tehsil Baddi
Pincode 173205
Area (hectares) 97 hectares
Population 891
Male Population 467
Female Population 424
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 908
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Karuwana compares

By the 2011 count Karuwana is the 17th largest of the 183 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 332 residents. Its 97 hectares work out to about 9.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 896.

Getting to Karuwana

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

Karuwana lies about 29 km from Solan, and the nearest railway station is Kalka, about 17 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 Karuwana
Tehsil headquarters Baddi under 2 km
Nearest railway station Kalka 17 km
District headquarters Solan 29 km

Villages closest to Karuwana

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Karuwana village had a population of 891. That makes it the 17th largest of the 183 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 332 residents.

Karuwana village has 467 males and 424 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Karuwana has about 908 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 896.

The pincode recorded for Karuwana is 173205. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Karuwana covers 97 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Karuwana falls under Baddi tehsil of Solan district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Karuwana is Kalka, about 17 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 village for Karuwana.

Karuwana is about 29 km from Solan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Karuwana is in Baddi tehsil of Solan district. Baddi is about under 2 km away. Kalka is about 17 km away. Solan is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Lehi (under 2 km), Gularwala (under 2 km) and Chak (under 2 km).

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

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