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About Karlah Village

Karlah is a large village in Chenani tehsil, in the district of Udhampur, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,578, made up of 1,339 males and 1,239 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 925 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1064.3 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 182142, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Karlah Overview

Census 2011 figures for Karlah village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Udhampur
Tehsil Chenani
Pincode 182142
Area (hectares) 1064.3 hectares
Population 2,578
Male Population 1,339
Female Population 1,239
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 925
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Karlah compares

By the 2011 count Karlah is the 7th largest of the 46 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,317 residents. Its 1064.3 hectares work out to about 2.4 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 925.

Getting to Karlah

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

Karlah lies about 6.4 km from Chenani, and the nearest railway station is Udhampur, about 24 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 Karlah
Tehsil headquarters Chenani 6.4 km
Nearest town Doda 21 km
Nearest railway station Udhampur 24 km

Villages closest to Karlah

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Karlah village had a population of 2,578. That makes it the 7th largest of the 46 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,317 residents.

Karlah village has 1,339 males and 1,239 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Karlah has about 925 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 925.

The pincode recorded for Karlah is 182142. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Karlah covers 1064.3 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Karlah falls under Chenani tehsil of Udhampur district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The nearest railway station to Karlah is Udhampur, about 24 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 <5 km distance for Karlah.

Karlah is about 6.4 km from Chenani in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Karlah is in Chenani tehsil of Udhampur district. Chenani is about 6.4 km away. Doda is about 21 km away. Udhampur is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Batna (2.9 km), Bashat (3.0 km) and Mandlot (3.8 km).

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

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