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About Karlup Village

Karlup is a mid sized village in Jammu tehsil, in the district of Jammu, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,540, made up of 807 males and 733 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 908 females per 1000 males. The village covers 267.1 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 181206, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Karlup Overview

Census 2011 figures for Karlup village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Jammu
Tehsil Jammu
Pincode 181206
Area (hectares) 267.1 hectares
Population 1,540
Male Population 807
Female Population 733
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 908
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Karlup compares

By the 2011 count Karlup is the 51st largest of the 304 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 918 residents. Its 267.1 hectares work out to about 5.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 919.

Getting to Karlup

Karlup is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Karlup as Available within 10+ 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 Karlup from other places

Karlup lies about 12 km from Jammu, and the nearest railway station is Jammu Tawi, 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 Karlup
Nearest town Raipur Domana 7.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Jammu 12 km
Nearest railway station Jammu Tawi 15 km

Villages closest to Karlup

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Karlup village had a population of 1,540. That makes it the 51st largest of the 304 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 918 residents.

Karlup village has 807 males and 733 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Karlup 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 919.

The pincode recorded for Karlup is 181206. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Karlup covers 267.1 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Karlup falls under Jammu tehsil of Jammu district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The nearest railway station to Karlup is Jammu Tawi, 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Karlup.

Karlup is about 12 km from Jammu in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Karlup is in Jammu tehsil of Jammu district. Raipur Domana is about 7.5 km away. Jammu is about 12 km away. Jammu Tawi is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gajansu (2.0 km), Chak Galwade (2.2 km) and Shahzad Pur Bhopa Ganaya (2.3 km).

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

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