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About Karachhon Village

Karachhon is a small village in Joshimath tehsil, in the district of Chamoli, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 429, made up of 212 males and 217 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,024 females per 1000 males. The village covers 152.01 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246483, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Karachhon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Karachhon village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Chamoli
Tehsil Joshimath
Pincode 246483
Area (hectares) 152.01 hectares
Population 429
Male Population 212
Female Population 217
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,024
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Karachhon compares

By the 2011 count Karachhon is the 19th largest of the 91 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 319 residents. Its 152.01 hectares work out to about 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 903.

Getting to Karachhon

Karachhon is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Karachhon as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Karachhon from other places

Karachhon lies about 29 km from Chamoli, and the nearest railway station is Ramnagar, about 130 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 Karachhon
Tehsil headquarters Joshimath 10 km
District headquarters Chamoli 29 km
Nearest town Srīnagar 85 km
Nearest railway station Ramnagar 130 km

Villages closest to Karachhon

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Karachhon village had a population of 429. That makes it the 19th largest of the 91 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 319 residents.

Karachhon village has 212 males and 217 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Karachhon has about 1024 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 903.

The pincode recorded for Karachhon is 246483. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Karachhon covers 152.01 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Karachhon falls under Joshimath tehsil of Chamoli district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Karachhon is Ramnagar, about 130 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Karachhon.

Karachhon is about 29 km from Chamoli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Karachhon is in Joshimath tehsil of Chamoli district. Joshimath is about 10 km away. Chamoli is about 29 km away. Srīnagar is about 85 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ringi (under 2 km), Karchi (under 2 km) and Tugasi (1.8 km).

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

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