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About Karoth Village

Karoth is a large village in Rajgarh tehsil, in the district of Alwar, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,241, made up of 1,182 males and 1,059 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 896 females per 1000 males. The village covers 387 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 301408, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Karoth Overview

Census 2011 figures for Karoth village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Alwar
Tehsil Rajgarh
Pincode 301408
Area (hectares) 387 hectares
Population 2,241
Male Population 1,182
Female Population 1,059
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 896
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Karoth compares

By the 2011 count Karoth is the 37th largest of the 240 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,349 residents. Its 387 hectares work out to about 5.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 883.

Getting to Karoth

Karoth is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Karoth as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Karoth from other places

Karoth lies about 35 km from Alwar, and the nearest railway station is Rajgarh, about under 2 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 Karoth
Nearest railway station Rajgarh under 2 km
Nearest town Rājgarh 1.7 km
District headquarters Alwar 35 km

Villages closest to Karoth

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Karoth village had a population of 2,241. That makes it the 37th largest of the 240 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,349 residents.

Karoth village has 1,182 males and 1,059 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Karoth has about 896 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 883.

The pincode recorded for Karoth is 301408. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Karoth covers 387 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Karoth falls under Rajgarh tehsil of Alwar district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Karoth is Rajgarh, about under 2 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Karoth.

Karoth is about 35 km from Alwar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Karoth is in Rajgarh tehsil of Alwar district. Rajgarh is about under 2 km away. Rājgarh is about 1.7 km away. Alwar is about 35 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Alei (under 2 km), Rajgarh (1.7 km) and Thana (2.0 km).

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

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