# Karoh Village, Jhanduta, Bilaspur (Himachal Pradesh)

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Village · Jhanduta, Bilaspur 

# Karoh

Karoh is a village in Jhanduta sub-district of Bilaspur district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **174011**. The 2011 Census counted **220 people in 51 households**, the 135th largest of 227 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 74.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 85.2%.

- 220people (2011)
- 51households
- 74.1%literacy
- 174011PIN code

## Karoh PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Karoh is 174011.** Karoh falls in Jhanduta sub-district, Bilaspur district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code174011
- Community development blockJhandutta
- Census village code019271

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Karoh from nearby towns?

- Jhanduta (sub-district HQ)24 km by road
- Bilaspur (district HQ)55 km by road
- Naina Devi (nearest town)8 km by road

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What facilities are there in Karoh?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Karoh; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Jadu
- ○Degree college10+ km · Jhanduta
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Barthi
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water and untreated tap water
- Electricity (2011)24 h summer · 24 h winter

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Karoh known for?

The main crops are **maize and wheat**. About 13% of the 133 hectares of village land is sown.

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Karoh

Of every 100 households in Karoh in 2011, 100 had electricity, 37 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 41 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Karoh · ■ Jhanduta rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**97%

Toilet within the home ****37%**

**65%

No toilet (open defecation) ****63%**

**34%

Tap water ****100%**

**91%

Drinking water within premises ****35%**

**47%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**20%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**79%

Use banking services ****80%**

**78%

Television ****51%**

**70%

Mobile phone ****41%**

**67%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**9%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**6%

None of these assets ****24%**

**12%

Own their home ****100%**

**96%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Karoh?

■ Karoh · ■ Jhanduta rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****74.1%**

**85.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****849**

**986

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****632**

**909

Working population ****68.6%**

**63.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 79.0% for men and 68.5% for women. 65% of men and 73% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 40 (26%) · **■** Other work 24 (16%) · **■** Marginal 87 (58%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Jhanduta

- Tihri230 people
- Soh229 people
- Nihan222 people
- Jamoi220 people
- Ghaniar219 people
- Dharoti218 people
- Sangh217 people
- Dafer210 people

[All 277 villages in Jhanduta](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/bilaspur/jhanduta/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Karoh?174011
- How far is Karoh from Bilaspur?55 km by road
- What is the population of Karoh?220 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Karoh in?Bilaspur district (Jhanduta sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Karoh?74.1% (Census 2011)