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About Karandi Kalan Village

Karandi Kalan is a mid sized village in Hiranagar tehsil, in the district of Kathua, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 608, made up of 328 males and 280 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 854 females per 1000 males. The village covers 231 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 184147, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Karandi Kalan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Karandi Kalan village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Kathua
Tehsil Hiranagar
Pincode 184147
Area (hectares) 231 hectares
Population 608
Male Population 328
Female Population 280
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 854
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Karandi Kalan compares

By the 2011 count Karandi Kalan is the 73rd largest of the 196 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 659 residents. Its 231 hectares work out to about 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 904.

Getting to Karandi Kalan

Karandi Kalan is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Karandi Kalan 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 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Karandi Kalan from other places

Karandi Kalan lies about 42 km from Kathua, and the nearest railway station is Samba, about 1.7 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 Karandi Kalan
Nearest railway station Samba 1.7 km
Nearest town Sāmba 2.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Hiranagar 16 km
District headquarters Kathua 42 km

Villages closest to Karandi Kalan

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 Karandi Kalan

As per the Census of India 2011, Karandi Kalan village had a population of 608. That makes it the 73rd largest of the 196 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 659 residents.

Karandi Kalan village has 328 males and 280 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Karandi Kalan has about 854 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 904.

The pincode recorded for Karandi Kalan is 184147. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Karandi Kalan covers 231 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Karandi Kalan is Samba, about 1.7 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 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 Karandi Kalan.

Karandi Kalan is about 42 km from Kathua in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Karandi Kalan is in Hiranagar tehsil of Kathua district. Samba is about 1.7 km away. Sāmba is about 2.5 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 Chak Changa (3.6 km), Chak Handa (3.6 km) and Chak Wazir Chand (3.6 km).

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

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