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About Kartia Village

Kartia is a mid sized village in Lansdowne tehsil, in the district of Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 753, made up of 355 males and 398 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,121 females per 1000 males. The village covers 160.85 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246170, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kartia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kartia village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Garhwal
Tehsil Lansdowne
Pincode 246170
Area (hectares) 160.85 hectares
Population 753
Male Population 355
Female Population 398
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,121
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kartia compares

By the 2011 count Kartia 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 160.85 hectares work out to about 4.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1243.

Getting to Kartia

Kartia is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kartia as Available within 10+ 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 Kartia from other places

Kartia 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 Kartia
Tehsil headquarters Lansdowne 20 km
District headquarters Garhwal 21 km
Nearest town Kotdwāra 27 km
Nearest railway station Kotdwara 27 km

Villages closest to Kartia

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 Kartia

As per the Census of India 2011, Kartia village had a population of 753. 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.

Kartia village has 355 males and 398 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kartia has about 1121 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 Kartia is 246170. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kartia covers 160.85 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kartia falls under Lansdowne tehsil of Garhwal district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Kartia 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Kartia.

Kartia 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.

Kartia 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), Karthi (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 Kartia today is likely to be higher.

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