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About Karela Village

Karela is a small village in Didihat tehsil, in the district of Pithoragarh, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 60, made up of 29 males and 31 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,069 females per 1000 males. The village covers 38.16 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 262552, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Karela Overview

Census 2011 figures for Karela village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Pithoragarh
Tehsil Didihat
Pincode 262552
Area (hectares) 38.16 hectares
Population 60
Male Population 29
Female Population 31
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,069
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 Karela compares

By the 2011 count Karela is the 274th largest of the 354 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 207 residents. Its 38.16 hectares work out to about 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1103.

Getting to Karela

Karela is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Karela 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 Karela from other places

Karela lies about 29 km from Pithoragarh, and the nearest railway station is Tanakpur, about 86 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 Karela
Tehsil headquarters Didihat 12 km
District headquarters Pithoragarh 29 km
Nearest town Pithorāgarh 29 km
Nearest railway station Tanakpur 86 km

Villages closest to Karela

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Karela village had a population of 60. That makes it the 274th largest of the 354 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 207 residents.

Karela village has 29 males and 31 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Karela has about 1069 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1103.

The pincode recorded for Karela is 262552. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Karela covers 38.16 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Karela falls under Didihat tehsil of Pithoragarh district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Karela is Tanakpur, about 86 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 Karela.

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

Karela is in Didihat tehsil of Pithoragarh district. Didihat is about 12 km away. Pithoragarh is about 29 km away. Pithorāgarh is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chan Kot (under 2 km), Topra Dhar (under 2 km) and Bijauri (under 2 km).

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

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