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About Karaundi Village

Karaundi is a large village in Roorkee tehsil, in the district of Hardwar, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,521, made up of 1,893 males and 1,628 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 860 females per 1000 males. The village covers 446.06 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 247667, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Karaundi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Karaundi village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Hardwar
Tehsil Roorkee
Pincode 247667
Area (hectares) 446.06 hectares
Population 3,521
Male Population 1,893
Female Population 1,628
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 860
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Karaundi compares

By the 2011 count Karaundi is the 61st largest of the 258 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 2,433 residents. Its 446.06 hectares work out to about 7.9 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 869.

Getting to Karaundi

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

Karaundi lies about 32 km from Hardwar, and the nearest railway station is Iqbalpur, about 6.2 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 Karaundi
Nearest railway station Iqbalpur 6.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Roorkee 9.2 km
District headquarters Hardwar 32 km

Villages closest to Karaundi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Karaundi village had a population of 3,521. That makes it the 61st largest of the 258 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,433 residents.

Karaundi village has 1,893 males and 1,628 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Karaundi has about 860 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 869.

The pincode recorded for Karaundi is 247667. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Karaundi covers 446.06 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.9 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Karaundi falls under Roorkee tehsil of Hardwar district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Karaundi is Iqbalpur, about 6.2 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 Karaundi.

Karaundi is about 32 km from Hardwar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Karaundi is in Roorkee tehsil of Hardwar district. Iqbalpur is about 6.2 km away. Roorkee is about 9.2 km away. Hardwar is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Khanpur (under 2 km), Khanpur Jat (under 2 km) and Kishanpur Jamalpur (1.7 km).

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

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