Skip to main content

About Karwa Village

Karwa is a small village in Kasauli tehsil, in the district of Solan, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 144, made up of 69 males and 75 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,087 females per 1000 males. The village covers 32.8 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 173220, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Karwa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Karwa village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Solan
Tehsil Kasauli
Pincode 173220
Area (hectares) 32.8 hectares
Population 144
Male Population 69
Female Population 75
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,087
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Karwa compares

By the 2011 count Karwa is the 100th largest of the 256 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 208 residents. Its 32.8 hectares work out to about 4.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 912.

Getting to Karwa

Karwa is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Karwa as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Karwa from other places

Karwa lies about 5.0 km from Solan, and the nearest railway station is Barog, about 5.5 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 Karwa
District headquarters Solan 5.0 km
Nearest railway station Barog 5.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Kasauli 16 km

Villages closest to Karwa

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Karwa village had a population of 144. That makes it the 100th largest of the 256 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 208 residents.

Karwa village has 69 males and 75 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Karwa has about 1087 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 912.

The pincode recorded for Karwa is 173220. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Karwa covers 32.8 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Karwa falls under Kasauli tehsil of Solan district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Karwa is Barog, about 5.5 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Karwa.

Karwa is about 5.0 km from Solan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Karwa is in Kasauli tehsil of Solan district. Solan is about 5.0 km away. Barog is about 5.5 km away. Kasauli is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Karol (under 2 km), Shakari (under 2 km) and Gharsi Kukana (under 2 km).

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

Our Blogs Blogs

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

See All