# Karad Village, Ani, Kullu (Himachal Pradesh) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/kullu/ani/karad/ Village · Ani, Kullu # Karad Karad is a village in Ani sub-district of Kullu district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **172026**. The 2011 Census counted **2,956 people in 585 households**, the 8th largest of 17 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 78.4%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 78.4%. - 2,956people (2011) - 585households - 78.4%literacy - 172026PIN code ## Karad PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Karad is 172026.** Karad falls in Ani sub-district, Kullu district, Himachal Pradesh. - PIN code172026 - Community development blockAnni - Census village code012944 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Karad from nearby towns? - Ani (sub-district HQ)30 km by road - Kullu (district HQ)138 km by road - Shimla (nearest town)140 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 Karad? 20 services counted by the Census are inside Karad; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 5 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Allopathic hospitalIn village · 1 - ●DispensaryIn village · 1 - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 - ●Post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Mandi / regular marketIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Kugansh - ○Degree college10+ km · Haripur - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Rachauli - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ 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 Karad known for? The main crops are **apple, paddy and maize**. Products made here include shawl. About 82% of the 330 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 Karad Of every 100 households in Karad in 2011, 88 had electricity, 31 a toilet at home and 10 cooked with LPG; 87 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Karad · ■ Ani rural average Electricity for lighting ****88%** **93% Toilet within the home ****31%** **53% No toilet (open defecation) ****69%** **47% Tap water ****99%** **96% Drinking water within premises ****16%** **40% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****10%** **48% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****90%** **50% Use banking services ****94%** **92% Television ****51%** **66% Mobile phone ****87%** **82% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****0%** **2% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **4% None of these assets ****11%** **9% Own their home ****98%** **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 Karad? ■ Karad · ■ Ani rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****78.4%** **78.4% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****967** **957 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****978** **927 Working population ****59.9%** **63.7% ### Women and men Literacy is 87.2% for men and 69.3% for women. 61% of men and 59% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 1,602 (90%) · **■** Farm labourers 3 (0%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 138 (8%) · **■** Marginal 28 (2%) 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 Ani - Palehi3,899 people - Dingi Dhar3,827 people - Franali3,688 people - Lajheri3,254 people - Jaban2,752 people - Kungash2,743 people - Buchair2,729 people - Kohila2,658 people [All 17 villages in Ani](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/kullu/ani/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Karad?172026 - How far is Karad from Kullu?138 km by road - What is the population of Karad?2,956 (Census 2011) - Which district is Karad in?Kullu district (Ani sub-district), Himachal Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Karad?78.4% (Census 2011)