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About Karthi Village

Karthi is a mid sized village in Lansdowne tehsil, in the district of Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 587, made up of 284 males and 303 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,067 females per 1000 males. The village covers 300.75 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246144, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Karthi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Karthi village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Garhwal
Tehsil Lansdowne
Pincode 246144
Area (hectares) 300.75 hectares
Population 587
Male Population 284
Female Population 303
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,067
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Karthi compares

By the 2011 count Karthi is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 148 residents. Its 300.75 hectares work out to about 2.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1243.

Getting to Karthi

Karthi is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Karthi 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Karthi from other places

Karthi lies about 21 km from Garhwal, and the nearest railway station is Kotdwara, about 27 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 Karthi
Tehsil headquarters Lansdowne 20 km
District headquarters Garhwal 21 km
Nearest town Kotdwāra 27 km
Nearest railway station Kotdwara 27 km

Villages closest to Karthi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Karthi village had a population of 587. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 148 residents.

Karthi village has 284 males and 303 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Karthi has about 1067 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1243.

The pincode recorded for Karthi is 246144. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Karthi covers 300.75 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Karthi falls under Lansdowne tehsil of Garhwal district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Karthi is Kotdwara, about 27 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 village for Karthi.

Karthi is about 21 km from Garhwal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Karthi is in Lansdowne tehsil of Garhwal district. Lansdowne is about 20 km away. Garhwal is about 21 km away. Kotdwāra is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Karoti (under 2 km), Kartia (under 2 km) and Jalli (under 2 km).

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

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