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

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Village · Theog, Shimla 

# Karani

Karani is a village in Theog sub-district of Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **171212**. The 2011 Census counted **203 people in 42 households**, the 169th largest of 446 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 85.6%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 83.7%.

- 203people (2011)
- 42households
- 85.6%literacy
- 171212PIN code

## Karani PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Karani is 171212.** Karani falls in Theog sub-district, Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code171212
- Community development blockTheog
- Census village code024945

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

## How far is Karani from nearby towns?

- Theog (sub-district HQ)16 km by road
- Shimla (district HQ)48 km by road
- Theog (nearest town)16 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 Karani?

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

### In the village

- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●National highwayIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Sunarghati
- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Matiana
- ○Degree college10+ km · Theog
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Theog
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office10+ 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, untreated 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 Karani known for?

The main crops are **pea, vegetables and apple**. About 38% of the 68 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 Karani

Of every 100 households in Karani in 2011, 84 had electricity, 53 a toilet at home and 47 cooked with LPG; 89 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Karani · ■ Theog rural average

Electricity for lighting ****84%**

**95%

Toilet within the home ****53%**

**53%

No toilet (open defecation) ****47%**

**47%

Tap water ****84%**

**75%

Drinking water within premises ****16%**

**22%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****47%**

**48%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****53%**

**51%

Use banking services ****58%**

**75%

Television ****76%**

**67%

Mobile phone ****89%**

**83%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**2%

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

**8%

None of these assets ****0%**

**7%

Own their home ****96%**

**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 Karani?

■ Karani · ■ Theog rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****85.6%**

**83.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1051**

**960

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****455**

**908

Working population ****67.0%**

**58.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 93.2% for men and 78.8% for women. 66% of men and 68% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 106 (78%) · **■** Farm labourers 2 (1%) · **■** Household industry 5 (4%) · **■** Other work 22 (16%) · **■** 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 Theog

- Up Muhal Kunch206 people
- Matli205 people
- Banar204 people
- Up Muhal Charhi204 people
- Bhirgarh202 people
- Silu202 people
- Nawagaon201 people
- Koti200 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Karani?171212
- How far is Karani from Shimla?48 km by road
- What is the population of Karani?203 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Karani in?Shimla district (Theog sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Karani?85.6% (Census 2011)