# Karana Village, Theog, Shimla (Himachal Pradesh) – PIN Code

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Village · Theog, Shimla 

# Karana

Karana is a village in Theog sub-district of Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **171201**. The 2011 Census counted **393 people in 83 households**, the 33rd largest of 446 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 80.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 83.7%.

- 393people (2011)
- 83households
- 80.7%literacy
- 171201PIN code

## Karana PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Karana is 171201.** Karana falls in Theog sub-district, Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code171201
- Community development blockTheog
- Census village code024932

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

## How far is Karana from nearby towns?

- Theog (sub-district HQ)34 km by road
- Shimla (district HQ)68 km by road
- Theog (nearest town)34 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 Karana?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Karana; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Commercial bankIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Garah Kufri
- ○Degree college10+ km · Theog
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Theog
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ 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 Karana known for?

The main crops are **vegetable and apple**. About 50% of the 109 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 Karana

Of every 100 households in Karana in 2011, 96 had electricity, 34 a toilet at home and 93 cooked with LPG; 90 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Karana · ■ Theog rural average

Electricity for lighting ****96%**

**95%

Toilet within the home ****34%**

**53%

No toilet (open defecation) ****66%**

**47%

Tap water ****92%**

**75%

Drinking water within premises ****6%**

**22%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****93%**

**48%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****7%**

**51%

Use banking services ****82%**

**75%

Television ****81%**

**67%

Mobile phone ****90%**

**83%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**2%

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

**8%

None of these assets ****2%**

**7%

Own their home ****98%**

**88%

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 Karana?

■ Karana · ■ Theog rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****80.7%**

**83.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1148**

**960

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000**

**908

Working population ****55.0%**

**58.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 94.0% for men and 69.2% for women. 59% of men and 51% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 191 (88%) · **■** Farm labourers 2 (1%) · **■** Household industry 3 (1%) · **■** Other work 20 (9%)

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 Theog

- Kot408 people
- Nahol402 people
- Balowa401 people
- Up Muhal Banyana400 people
- Dhar391 people
- Up Muhal Paloie385 people
- Bathlawag380 people
- Sharamla380 people

[All 486 villages in Theog](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/shimla/theog/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Karana?171201
- How far is Karana from Shimla?68 km by road
- What is the population of Karana?393 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Karana in?Shimla district (Theog sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Karana?80.7% (Census 2011)