# Karaba Village, Nichar, Kinnaur (Himachal Pradesh) – PIN Code

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Village · Nichar, Kinnaur 

# Karaba

Karaba is a village in Nichar sub-district of Kinnaur district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **172118**. The 2011 Census counted **260 people in 56 households**, the 35th largest of 85 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 78.1%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 79.6%.

- 260people (2011)
- 56households
- 78.1%literacy
- 172118PIN code

## Karaba PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Karaba is 172118.** Karaba falls in Nichar sub-district, Kinnaur district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code172118
- Community development blockNichar
- Census village code027128

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

## How far is Karaba from nearby towns?

- Bhawanagar (sub-district HQ)32 km by road
- Reckong Peo (district HQ)62 km by road
- Rampur (nearest town)77 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 Karaba?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Karaba; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Katgaon
- ○Degree college10+ km · Regkong Peo
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Regkong Peo
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ 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 Karaba known for?

The main crops are **apple, maize and wheat**. About 14% of the 197 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 Karaba

Of every 100 households in Karaba in 2011, 96 had electricity, 29 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 75 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Karaba · ■ Nichar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****96%**

**88%

Toilet within the home ****29%**

**59%

No toilet (open defecation) ****71%**

**40%

Tap water ****100%**

**93%

Drinking water within premises ****96%**

**62%

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

**50%

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

**39%

Use banking services ****100%**

**90%

Television ****62%**

**59%

Mobile phone ****75%**

**84%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**5%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**11%

None of these assets ****12%**

**9%

Own their home ****96%**

**69%

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 Karaba?

■ Karaba · ■ Nichar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****78.1%**

**79.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****818**

**790

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****895**

**941

Working population ****72.7%**

**64.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 83.1% for men and 72.0% for women. 72% of men and 74% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 91 (48%) · **■** Farm labourers 25 (13%) · **■** Other work 4 (2%) · **■** Marginal 69 (37%)

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 Nichar

- Chaura355 people
- Yashang296 people
- Saki Charang293 people
- Nanaspo261 people
- Tranda249 people
- Runang Nichla231 people
- Joktaring217 people
- Kafaur213 people

[All 188 villages in Nichar](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/kinnaur/nichar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Karaba?172118
- How far is Karaba from Reckong Peo?62 km by road
- What is the population of Karaba?260 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Karaba in?Kinnaur district (Nichar sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Karaba?78.1% (Census 2011)