# Karewati Village, Kumharsain, Shimla (Himachal Pradesh)

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Village · Kumharsain, Shimla 

# Karewati

Karewati is a village in Kumharsain sub-district of Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **172029**. The 2011 Census counted **202 people in 44 households**, the 78th largest of 171 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 78.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 84.3%.

- 202people (2011)
- 44households
- 78.2%literacy
- 172029PIN code

## Karewati PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Karewati is 172029.** Karewati falls in Kumharsain sub-district, Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code172029
- Community development blockNarkanda
- Census village code023874

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

## How far is Karewati from nearby towns?

- Kumharsain (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Shimla (district HQ)73 km by road
- Narkanda (nearest town)12 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 Karewati?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Karewati; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Kumharsain
- ○Degree college10+ km · Ramour
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Kumharsain
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 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 Karewati known for?

The main crops are **wheat, maize and barley**. About 9% of the 112 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 Karewati

Of every 100 households in Karewati in 2011, 98 had electricity, 73 a toilet at home and 75 cooked with LPG; 73 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 16 a car.

■ Karewati · ■ Kumharsain rural average

Electricity for lighting ****98%**

**97%

Toilet within the home ****73%**

**82%

No toilet (open defecation) ****27%**

**18%

Tap water ****100%**

**96%

Drinking water within premises ****48%**

**60%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****75%**

**72%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****25%**

**26%

Use banking services ****100%**

**87%

Television ****73%**

**77%

Mobile phone ****73%**

**82%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**3%

Car / jeep / van ****16%**

**9%

None of these assets ****11%**

**5%

Own their home ****93%**

**87%

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 Karewati?

■ Karewati · ■ Kumharsain rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****78.2%**

**84.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1000**

**974

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000**

**935

Working population ****34.2%**

**52.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 79.8% for men and 76.6% for women. 60% of men and 8% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 48 (70%) · **■** Farm labourers 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 19 (28%) · **■** Marginal 1 (1%)

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 Kumharsain

- Kanda212 people
- Jimu209 people
- Reog205 people
- Katheen203 people
- Teshan202 people
- Kui194 people
- Mahawari194 people
- Kalmu188 people

[All 186 villages in Kumharsain](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/shimla/kumharsain/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Karewati?172029
- How far is Karewati from Shimla?73 km by road
- What is the population of Karewati?202 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Karewati in?Shimla district (Kumharsain sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Karewati?78.2% (Census 2011)