Skip to main content

About Karawar Village

Karawar is a mid sized village in Balachaur tehsil, in the district of Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,102, made up of 595 males and 507 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 852 females per 1000 males. The village covers 399 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 144526, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Karawar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Karawar village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar
Tehsil Balachaur
Pincode 144526
Area (hectares) 399 hectares
Population 1,102
Male Population 595
Female Population 507
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 852
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 Karawar compares

By the 2011 count Karawar is the 51st largest of the 175 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 872 residents. Its 399 hectares work out to about 2.8 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 937.

Getting to Karawar

Karawar is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Karawar 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. The nearest villages by name are Jhungian, Jitpur, Jogewal and Kamalpur. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Karawar

As per the Census of India 2011, Karawar village had a population of 1,102. That makes it the 51st largest of the 175 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 872 residents.

Karawar village has 595 males and 507 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Karawar has about 852 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 937.

The pincode recorded for Karawar is 144526. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Karawar covers 399 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Karawar falls under Balachaur tehsil of Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar district in Punjab.

The census record for Karawar notes the nearest railway station 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 Karawar.

Karawar is in Balachaur tehsil of Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

Our Blogs Blogs

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

See All