# Karelnu Village, Dalhousie, Chamba (Himachal Pradesh)

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Village · Dalhousie, Chamba 

# Karelnu

Karelnu is a village in Dalhousie sub-district of Chamba district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **176304**. The 2011 Census counted **183 people in 36 households**, the 68th largest of 119 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 81.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 77.7%.

- 183people (2011)
- 36households
- 81.9%literacy
- 176304PIN code

## Karelnu PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Karelnu is 176304.** Karelnu falls in Dalhousie sub-district, Chamba district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code176304
- Community development blockBhattiyat
- Census village code007459

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

## How far is Karelnu from nearby towns?

- Dalhousie (sub-district HQ)15 km by road
- Chamba (district HQ)65 km by road
- Dalhousie (nearest town)15 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 Karelnu?

3 services counted by the Census are inside Karelnu; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Khol Pukhar
- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Dalhousie
- ○Degree college10+ km · Banikhet
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Chamba
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water and tanks / ponds
- 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 Karelnu known for?

The main crops are **maize, wheat and barley**. About 22% of the 45 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 Karelnu

Of every 100 households in Karelnu in 2011, 100 had electricity, 44 a toilet at home and 9 cooked with LPG; 91 had a mobile phone, 15 a two-wheeler and 9 a car.

■ Karelnu · ■ Dalhousie rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**98%

Toilet within the home ****44%**

**64%

No toilet (open defecation) ****56%**

**36%

Tap water ****100%**

**96%

Drinking water within premises ****44%**

**53%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****9%**

**35%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****91%**

**63%

Use banking services ****97%**

**89%

Television ****74%**

**76%

Mobile phone ****91%**

**78%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**3%

Two-wheeler ****15%**

**13%

Car / jeep / van ****9%**

**10%

None of these assets ****0%**

**9%

Own their home ****97%**

**85%

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 Karelnu?

■ Karelnu · ■ Dalhousie rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****81.9%**

**77.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****777**

**1012

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****714**

**937

Working population ****50.3%**

**47.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 92.7% for men and 68.0% for women. 51% of men and 49% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 5 (5%) · **■** Farm labourers 2 (2%) · **■** Other work 22 (24%) · **■** Marginal 63 (68%)

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 Dalhousie

- Bharara200 people
- Sakrera198 people
- Kanyarka Phati187 people
- Lahri185 people
- Siyungat179 people
- Kunna178 people
- Kurla174 people
- Manola171 people

[All 126 villages in Dalhousie](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/chamba/dalhousie/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Karelnu?176304
- How far is Karelnu from Chamba?65 km by road
- What is the population of Karelnu?183 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Karelnu in?Chamba district (Dalhousie sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Karelnu?81.9% (Census 2011)