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About Karwal Village

Karwal is a small village in Hiranagar tehsil, in the district of Kathua, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 267, made up of 136 males and 131 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 963 females per 1000 males. The village covers 21 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 184142, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Karwal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Karwal village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Kathua
Tehsil Hiranagar
Pincode 184142
Area (hectares) 21 hectares
Population 267
Male Population 136
Female Population 131
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 963
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Karwal compares

By the 2011 count Karwal is the 139th largest of the 196 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 659 residents. Its 21 hectares work out to about 13 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 904.

Getting to Karwal

The census records public bus service for Karwal 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Karwal from other places

Karwal lies about 36 km from Kathua, and the nearest railway station is Ghagwal, about 11 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 Karwal
Nearest railway station Ghagwal 11 km
Nearest town Sāmba 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Hiranagar 16 km
District headquarters Kathua 36 km

Villages closest to Karwal

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Karwal village had a population of 267. That makes it the 139th largest of the 196 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 659 residents.

Karwal village has 136 males and 131 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Karwal has about 963 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 904.

The pincode recorded for Karwal is 184142. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Karwal covers 21 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Karwal falls under Hiranagar tehsil of Kathua district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The nearest railway station to Karwal is Ghagwal, about 11 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 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 Karwal.

Karwal is about 36 km from Kathua in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Karwal is in Hiranagar tehsil of Kathua district. Ghagwal is about 11 km away. Sāmba is about 12 km away. Hiranagar 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 Thaggali (5.9 km), Naun Chak (6.7 km) and Sohaal (6.8 km).

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

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