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About Karala Mahar Village

Karala Mahar is a small village in Berinag tehsil, in the district of Pithoragarh, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 327, made up of 161 males and 166 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,031 females per 1000 males. The village covers 172.37 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 262533, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Karala Mahar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Karala Mahar village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Pithoragarh
Tehsil Berinag
Pincode 262533
Area (hectares) 172.37 hectares
Population 327
Male Population 161
Female Population 166
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,031
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Karala Mahar compares

By the 2011 count Karala Mahar is the 37th largest of the 280 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 183 residents. Its 172.37 hectares work out to about 1.9 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 1140.

Getting to Karala Mahar

Karala Mahar is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Karala Mahar as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Karala Mahar from other places

Karala Mahar lies about 38 km from Pithoragarh, and the nearest railway station is Kathgodam, about 83 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 Karala Mahar
Tehsil headquarters Berinag 11 km
District headquarters Pithoragarh 38 km
Nearest town Pithorāgarh 38 km
Nearest railway station Kathgodam 83 km

Villages closest to Karala Mahar

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Berinag 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 Karala Mahar

As per the Census of India 2011, Karala Mahar village had a population of 327. That makes it the 37th largest of the 280 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 183 residents.

Karala Mahar village has 161 males and 166 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Karala Mahar has about 1031 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1140.

The pincode recorded for Karala Mahar is 262533. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Karala Mahar covers 172.37 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Karala Mahar falls under Berinag tehsil of Pithoragarh district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Karala Mahar is Kathgodam, about 83 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 <5 km distance for Karala Mahar.

Karala Mahar is about 38 km from Pithoragarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Karala Mahar is in Berinag tehsil of Pithoragarh district. Berinag is about 11 km away. Pithoragarh is about 38 km away. Pithorāgarh is about 38 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Karala Pathak (under 2 km), Haliya Dob (under 2 km) and Gangora (1.6 km).

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

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