About Karara Village

Karara is a small village in Darlaghat tehsil, in the district of Solan, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 308, made up of 162 males and 146 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 901 females per 1000 males. The village covers 79.28 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171102, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Karara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Karara village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Solan
Tehsil	Darlaghat
Pincode	171102
Area (hectares)	79.28 hectares
Population	308
Male Population	162
Female Population	146
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	901
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Karara compares

By the 2011 count Karara is the 30th largest of the 180 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 194 residents. Its 79.28 hectares work out to about 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1006.

Getting to Karara

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

Karara lies about 33 km from Solan, and the nearest railway station is Jutogh, about 15 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 Karara
Nearest railway station	Jutogh	15 km
Nearest town	Shimla	18 km
Tehsil headquarters	Darlaghat	33 km
District headquarters	Solan	33 km

Villages closest to Karara

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Karara village had a population of 308. That makes it the 30th largest of the 180 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 194 residents.

Karara village has 162 males and 146 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Karara has about 901 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1006.

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

Karara covers 79.28 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Karara falls under Darlaghat tehsil of Solan district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Karara is Jutogh, about 15 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 Karara.

Karara is about 33 km from Solan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Karara is in Darlaghat tehsil of Solan district. Jutogh is about 15 km away. Shimla is about 18 km away. Darlaghat is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.