# Karoh Village, Bhoranj, Hamirpur (Himachal Pradesh) – PIN Code

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Village · Bhoranj, Hamirpur 

# Karoh

Karoh is a village in Bhoranj sub-district of Hamirpur district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **176044**. The 2011 Census counted **175 people in 44 households**, the 175th largest of 273 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 89.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 87.2%.

- 175people (2011)
- 44households
- 89.9%literacy
- 176044PIN code

## Karoh PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Karoh is 176044.** Karoh falls in Bhoranj sub-district, Hamirpur district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code176044
- Community development blockBhoranj
- Census village code017951

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?

- Bhoranj (sub-district HQ)9 km by road
- Hamirpur (district HQ)35 km by road
- Bhota (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 Karoh?

13 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 private
- ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Cooperative bankIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Jindri
- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Mundkhar
- ○Degree college10+ km · Kanjain
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Bhoranj
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water and hand pumps
- 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 65% of the 26 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, 86 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 75 had a mobile phone, 11 a two-wheeler and 18 a car.

■ Karoh · ■ Bhoranj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**99%

Toilet within the home ****86%**

**90%

No toilet (open defecation) ****0%**

**10%

Tap water ****70%**

**93%

Drinking water within premises ****52%**

**67%

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

**29%

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

**70%

Use banking services ****100%**

**94%

Television ****75%**

**82%

Mobile phone ****75%**

**68%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****11%**

**11%

Car / jeep / van ****18%**

**5%

None of these assets ****7%**

**8%

Own their home ****100%**

**98%

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 · ■ Bhoranj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****89.9%**

**87.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1059**

**1147

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****545**

**907

Working population ****32.0%**

**45.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 98.6% for men and 82.1% for women. 42% of men and 22% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 29 (52%) · **■** Farm labourers 1 (2%) · **■** Other work 16 (29%) · **■** Marginal 10 (18%)

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 Bhoranj

- Baroh179 people
- Sangarwar179 people
- Takauhta Bhatta177 people
- Dron Brahmana176 people
- Katoh174 people
- Ser173 people
- Thana170 people
- Bhakera169 people

[All 279 villages in Bhoranj](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/hamirpur/bhoranj/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Karoh?176044
- How far is Karoh from Hamirpur?35 km by road
- What is the population of Karoh?175 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Karoh in?Hamirpur district (Bhoranj sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Karoh?89.9% (Census 2011)