# Karah Village, Sihunta, Chamba (Himachal Pradesh) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Sihunta, Chamba 

# Karah

Karah is a village in Sihunta sub-district of Chamba district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **176207**. The 2011 Census counted **13 people in 3 households**, the 80th largest of 80 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 80.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 76.7%.

- 13people (2011)
- 3households
- 80.0%literacy
- 176207PIN code

## Karah PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Karah is 176207.** Karah falls in Sihunta sub-district, Chamba district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code176207
- Community development blockBhattiyat
- Census village code007670

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

## How far is Karah from nearby towns?

- Sihunta (sub-district HQ)11 km by road
- Chamba (district HQ)134 km by road
- Chuari Khas (nearest town)37 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 Karah?

2 services counted by the Census are inside Karah; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Pugan
- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Dhulara
- ○Degree college10+ km · Chhatri
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Garnota
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated 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 Karah known for?

The main crops are **wheat, maize and pulses**. About 8% of the 67 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 Karah

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

■ Karah · ■ Sihunta rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**98%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**45%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**55%

Tap water ****100%**

**98%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**40%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**23%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**76%

Use banking services ****100%**

**93%

Television ****100%**

**65%

Mobile phone ****100%**

**72%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**7%

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

**3%

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

**16%

Own their home ****100%**

**97%

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 Karah?

■ Karah · ■ Sihunta rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****80.0%**

**76.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****625**

**1031

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****500**

**920

Working population ****61.5%**

**53.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 83.3% for men and 75.0% for women. 50% of men and 80% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**

**■** Marginal 8 (100%)

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 Sihunta

- Manjhoi95 people
- Kasba Samot84 people
- Kumharka59 people
- Kasba Dhulara56 people

[All 97 villages in Sihunta](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/chamba/sihunta/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Karah?176207
- How far is Karah from Chamba?134 km by road
- What is the population of Karah?13 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Karah in?Chamba district (Sihunta sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Karah?80.0% (Census 2011)